Alright, so it's been a while since I posted-- I'm not sure I would read this schlock, so I'll see. It seems like my bf gets tired of my rantings about work, so maybe this is a better venue.
That being said:
I have the unfortunate privilege of managing the students who are waiting on their parents to pick them up in their cars. It's quite the broken system as it takes FOREVER and a million parents are late, the kids can't hear their names on the radio to come outside, they can't see their cars because of where they're seated...and did I mention the fumes of cars idling? So good for children's lungs and the environment. There's an upside, because I don't have to stand outside in those fumes (for the time being).
So there's a kid, we'll call him Richard, and he's got a few issues upstairs. So he's sitting with his grade level and he's swinging his arms and talking to himself. One of the other teacher-monitors selected a few kids to walk around and police the other kids-- telling them to be quiet and listen for their names.
Two girls and a boy are given this coveted position, so I was just maintaining one little spot, watching the boy, we'll call him Alex--walking around and giving people the shh! sign.
Enter Richard's sister-- who worries over Richard a little bit, even though she doesn't bother to sit with him to actually make sure he's okay. Richard's sister, we'll call her ReAnna, is a little gangly and all elbows. She sees Alex telling Richard to be quiet, so she marches over to them.
(Keep in mind, I'm standing like a foot and a half away, watching this amazingness.)
Richard: bleah blah talking to self, making weird sounds, blah.
Alex: Shh, You gotta be quiet!
ReAnna: What are you saying to my brother?
Leave him alone!
You shouldn't mess with him!
Alex: I just told him to be quiet.
ReAnna: Leave him alone. He's my brother.
A teacher intervenes and tells Richard and ReAnna to go to their car outside. Alex turns to me with one eyebrow in the air and says, "Man, THAT was awkward."
Seriously. I only changed the names. That kid has the best sense of humor, EVER. If he was like 15 years older, I'd totally hang out with him.
