On the first day of school I knew Rodney was going to be a huge trial of my patience source of entertainment for me. You see, he's one of those kids who tells tales. TALL tales. I mentioned in a previous post that in first grade, he stuck a corn nut in his ear and blamed it on the sweetest, quietest, most angelic boy on the planet. Read on:
Mr. Show: Rodney, you turned in your work without finishing it. Look, you only did the first two problems. What happened?
Rodney: Well, I guess I fell asleep at my desk, and while I was sleeping, a stranger came into the room and took my paper that wasn't finished and put it in the finished work basket.
Mr. Show: Uh-huh. Well you stay awake this time and go finish your work.
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Mr. Show: (speaking to the whole class) Someone took Ben's Gushers. He brought them for his snack, and now at recess he will have no snack. Did anyone see who took them?
Rodney: (raising his hand) Yes, I think I did, Mr. Show. When I was getting a drink, I looked over and saw a man in a dark cape take them and eat them.
Mr. Show: Really? How mysterious!
Rodney: Well, I know what you can do to see who stole them. They were blue gushers and they get stuck in your teeth really bad. Just walk around and look at everyone's teeth. The one who stole the Gushers will have blue teeth.
Mr. Show: If anyone has anything they'd like to tell me about it, you can tell me privately on the way to lunch.
Walking in line to lunch, several students told me that they saw Rodney with blue teeth.
I need to get a handle on this Rodney situation, don't you think?
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I have a Rodney. We call him Jacob.
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Laughing my head off ; ) you are going to have a fantastic year with Rodney! I just know it.
He'll make for some good stories, but ugh!!!!
Oh boy, can't wait to hear more Rodney stories!!!
Can't wait to see this kid in 5th grade... Although his narrative writing may be good (;
this is going to be a good regular article for your blog. I'm excited to see what he comes up with next.
Rodney isn't the brightest bulb, is he? Good imagination, though!
He's your grace builder.
He seems to have some mixed-feelings about stealing the gushers!
I think Rodney's cousin is in my class!
Have the feeling we'll be hearing a lot more Rodney stories in the near future...
It's always the fault of the man in a black cape!
LOL Or not...he sounds quite entertaining!
Oh my gosh....I think Rodney is a victim of circumstance. ;)
Hmmmm. I have a feeling that my oldest grandson might display Rodney tendencies in a couple of years. I better keep checking your blog just to find out how to handle it!
Oh, good luck with that. I raised a Rodney. When he was in first grade he told people that his family was in the witness protection plan because his grandpa killed a bunch of people. Yeah... I never did feel welcome in that PTA.
I LOVE Rodney!
Ok maybe its just me, but I would worry about Rodney. What's going on in his little life that makes him feel compelled to tell such tall tales? Is he simply a spinner of stories with an imagination that says he'll be a world famous author some day? Or is there some deeper, sinister meaning to his Bart Simpson-esque behavior? I think its kind of sad, actually. Maybe the poor guy doesn't get enough attention at home? I dunno. I kind of feel sorry for him.
On the one hand, the kid is creative in his lies so there is something to be said for that. On the other, Mr. Blue teeth theif does need to be stopped. Not sure how you're going to deal with that one.
I was talking to my best friend last night on the phone, she teaches first - fourth grade English. She told me how she has some talkers in her first-grade class that she's already had to give a talking to (so to speak) and it's only the second week of class. Guess it's the lay down the law time for all teachers.
I think I know some of his relatives. The stories are great but I'm not sure I would want to deal with him Mon-Fri.
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