Funny Students

As the school year is getting along, I am starting to get to know the personalities of some of my students. I have a few that have stuck out a bit. In 6th grade, I have a student who sits in the back. Her name is Mike Shelda (both of which she goes by for her first name). I have noticed quite often that she will be sitting back there making faces. I don't even know if she realizes it. The funniest part is that she isn't doing it to get attention; it's as if it is a second nature sort of habit. She isn't making faces at anyone, and isn't being distractive. I don't even know if the other students notice. However, I'll look back and she will have her eyes open as far as she can as she squirms a little in her desk with a silly grin. The funniest part is her silly grins. One day I'll probably crack up in the middle of teaching and the students will think I am half nuts. I would worry that she isn't paying attention, but somehow she is multitasking because 90 percent of the time, when I ask for an answer, her hand shoots up in the air. Also, six of her seven speed drills and homework assignments are above 90%.

In my freshmen class I have a few students that are quite funny. I have talked to my roommate, Jonny, who had them in 8th grade last year and he told me about one of his students who will just go off into his own little world. He said he caught him with both hands in the air waiving them around a little. Jonny said that this student snapped out of it when he noticed Jonny looking at him. I haven't had any funny stories but I was thinking that it would be great if I could be in two places at a time. One, teaching the class....the second, as a fly on the wall observing the funny things about the students. Hopefully, I'll have some funny stories about them. So far, nothing too out of the ordinary has happened.