I have a student in my class this year who thought it was appropriate to tell me on the VERY FIRST DAY that he has a "fake" eye. Yes, I know the correct word is "prosthetic", but do you really think a 14-year-old is going to say that?
I emailed a teacher-friend of mine at another school (where he attended last year), and asked about this student. She said he used to take it out to show the kids. Yuck!
About a month ago, he looked at me (with a completely serious face) and asked me if his "eye was straight". My response..."Nope!"
Fast-forward to today. I'm in the midst of chewing out the entire class for something (lack of responsibility, yada yada), when he raises his hand. "What?", I respond. He says he needs to go to the restroom because of his eye. It's just at that split second that I realize there is a foreign object sitting on his desk. I am soooo glad that I didn't look at his face when he asked!! My co-teacher just said "Go"!
The kids freaked a little, but the funniest part was this...I didn't find out until after school today that my co-teacher DIDN'T EVEN KNOW that he has a "fake" eye!!! She was the one who almost completely wigged out, and I didn't even realize it! HILARIOUS! :)
Oh, gee...tomorrow is Friday the 13th...wonder what's in store for us?
Reminds me of that movie with what's his name...you know, the governator? The Last Action Hero where the bad guy has all of those fake eyes and he switches them in and out depending on mood or message to be conveyed! Poor D, guess she knows about the eye now, huh?!
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funny story...i do remember a kid in middle school that use to take his "fake" eye out during the middle of Saturday track meets. it was a nice break between field events and running events...haha! funny thing, he wld charge $.25 for peeps to watch!
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1. i would have thrown up.
ReplyDelete2. i would have passed out.
3. haha!
you're such a better woman than me. i'd have been done for the day!