MM: Fact or Fiction

The teacher was required to teach a health class. Health topics for 9-year olds in a Catholic school include things like the importance of brushing your teeth. She found it to be not only useless but boring.  On this particular day she was completely unprepared. She had the class open their books and follow along as she stood in the front reading section after section.

She looked around the room. It was clear that the students were just as bored. Their eyes were glazed over, looking anywhere that wasn’t the teacher or resting their heads on their desks. The teacher wondered if they would even notice if she wasn’t there.

She quietly closed her book and made her way to her coat closet. Once there, she stepped inside and closed the door but being aware of how goofy fourth graders can be, kept one foot against the door so no one could slam it shut.

She began to hear murmurs. One student asked, “Where is Miss C?”  Another, “Did she go into the closet?”  As the class whispered and wondered, the teacher tried to hold back her laughter. It was a struggle! Stepping out of the closet while stifling her laughter, she walked straight across the room and walked out the door, closing it behind her. She could finally bust up. The kids didn’t know what to do!  One brave soul named Jeff ran to the door to look through the small window. When he started laughing the rest of the class joined him at the door.

Eventually, the teacher returned to the classroom and explained (with a grin) why it was important to always pay close attention to the teacher. Then she had them put away those boring Health textbooks.