Why are you cool?

Sundae · 02-01-2012, 06:33 AM

Like Dana, I am cool because kids think I am cool.

When I eat in the canteen I create a rush of children at my table. They should seat 8 children, but obviously I take up two spaces as a larger adult (compared to two six year olds).
It turns out we can get ten (inc me) if we really try.
I do remonstrate with them, but as long as there is space on the table, they don't mind if half their arses are hanging off the end of the benches.

I am able to negotiate with Tiger by promising to sing to him.
"If we read to page 6 then I'll sing you the woah-oh-woah-woah song."
Which is What's New Pussycat, from my singing cat puppet.
Or A Mouse Lived in a Windmill which I used when we were stuck on Where and There on his wordwall.

How cool is that?
Bribing a child with singing?
I must have such a wonderful voice!
Well. At least it works with him.

My other child is fixated on Angry Birds, to the extent I've started playing it online in an attempt to see how I can use it in lessons.

glatt · 02-01-2012, 07:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Sundae

Like Dana, I am cool because kids think I am cool.

True.

I got the biggest head a couple weekends ago. I was with my son's Webelos den, and we were roasting marshmallows over a fire. I'm pretty anal about roasting marshmallows. I want them to be evenly golden brown all over and sagging off of the stick, indicating they are warmed up and gooey throughout. The boys were trying to do a good job of roasting, but just don't know the tricks yet. One of them saw my perfect marshmallow just before I was about to put it on my s'more, and exclaimed "Mr. Glatt!" in a very approving tone of voice. And then one of the others looked over and said "Mr. Glatt!" and then a few more, all in awe of my perfect marshmallow. And then finally, one who is a little loud, kind of yelled "MR. GLATT!" And then all the other parents who were milling around stopped what they were doing to look at my perfect marshmallow. So I spent the next ten minutes explaining the finer details of roasting a perfect marshmallow to a dozen boys. They all got to be pretty good.

Lamplighter · 02-01-2012, 07:59 AM

Glatt, nice story

02-01-2012, 06:33 AM	#1
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Like Dana, I am cool because kids think I am cool. When I eat in the canteen I create a rush of children at my table. They should seat 8 children, but obviously I take up two spaces as a larger adult (compared to two six year olds). It turns out we can get ten (inc me) if we really try. I do remonstrate with them, but as long as there is space on the table, they don't mind if half their arses are hanging off the end of the benches. I am able to negotiate with Tiger by promising to sing to him. "If we read to page 6 then I'll sing you the woah-oh-woah-woah song." Which is What's New Pussycat, from my singing cat puppet. Or A Mouse Lived in a Windmill which I used when we were stuck on Where and There on his wordwall. How cool is that? Bribing a child with singing? I must have such a wonderful voice! Well. At least it works with him. My other child is fixated on Angry Birds, to the extent I've started playing it online in an attempt to see how I can use it in lessons.

02-01-2012, 07:59 AM	#3
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	Glatt, nice story

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