Yes, this lesson is just what it sounds like. I really didn't think I would have this lesson in a high school. I really thought this was something kids learned in elementary school, and got out of their system. It appears this one girl missed this lesson.
We were in the computer lab working on an assignment when this girl raised her hand. This was still fairly early in the school year, and I did not know her name yet. So I walked over to see what was going on and she said, "Mrs. D. my pencil eraser is stuck up my nose." I just looked at her in shock and said the first thing I thought, "Why is your pencil eraser up your nose?" Thus begins the lesson.
"I was bored and wanted to see f it would fit, but now it won't come out. It will come out right? You have kids, it will come out on it's own right?"
Yeah, ok, I do have kids. However, my kids never stuck anything up their noses... at least not that I know of. I thought fast and told her hold the other nostril closed and try blowing it out; I had heard that worked on some of my friends who have had this unfortunate experience. Alas, for this girl, that didn't work. She spent 2/3rds of the day trying to get this eraser out of her nose. It did finally come out several ours later. Yes, she came to me to show me that it came out. As for me, I spent the rest of the day laughing and came home telling my children to never put anything up their noses.
This lesson: Don't assume that just because people have some years behind them taht they learned all of the lessons they should have. Some people are, umm... special and need some extra time. From this I learned to be more patient, and also that a sense of humor is necessary.
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