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Someone Exploded
put first things first
priorities
that's this month's social emotional learning focus
on a good day
five or six kids connect with the lesson
the rest sneak Cheetos
and draw pictures of dicks
this morning
was no exception
until suddenly Ahmad
ran frantically for the doot
fanning his face furiously
I'm sorry
he tells me
but...
someone exploded
Eww, it was Naqiyah says Jeremy
No it wasn't you black monkey!
shouts Naqiyah
it was you!
cue a good 90 seconds more shouting
accusations and denials
laughter
chaos
look at your priorities I tell them
raising my voice to be heard
put first things first
do you want to finish the lesson on time
and get out to recess
or do you want to finish the lesson during recess time
so you can scream about farts now?
No! Recess! Recess!
see how priorities involve deciding what's more important?
they nod sagely
silently
real life lessons
always better than the curriculum
priorities
that's this month's social emotional learning focus
on a good day
five or six kids connect with the lesson
the rest sneak Cheetos
and draw pictures of dicks
this morning
was no exception
until suddenly Ahmad
ran frantically for the doot
fanning his face furiously
I'm sorry
he tells me
but...
someone exploded
Eww, it was Naqiyah says Jeremy
No it wasn't you black monkey!
shouts Naqiyah
it was you!
cue a good 90 seconds more shouting
accusations and denials
laughter
chaos
look at your priorities I tell them
raising my voice to be heard
put first things first
do you want to finish the lesson on time
and get out to recess
or do you want to finish the lesson during recess time
so you can scream about farts now?
No! Recess! Recess!
see how priorities involve deciding what's more important?
they nod sagely
silently
real life lessons
always better than the curriculum
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