Scene: Third grade classroom. Students are just beginning to eat a special snack because we had a class average of 85% last week on math TAKS practice. I’m at my desk to glance at emails while the wild things chatter amongst themselves for 4 minutes. (I put it on a timer.) At the table within two feet of my desk, there are several conversations going on at once. For this story we’ll focus on two boys, whom we will refer to as Sam and Bob. Sam is socially different and prone to outbursts. Bob is socially different and prone to talk to himself frequently about zombies or death or both.
Bob: Hissing loudly like a cat, repeatedly, to none in particular, while eating a mini-donut
Sam: “Bob. Are you a cat?”
Bob: “Noooo.... I am a dog.” (He says this very matter-of-fact.)
Sam: Pauses for a brief moment and very politely announces: “Well, Bob, dogs do not say (insert awesome facial expression) hissssss. Only cats.”
Bob silently continues to eat his mini-donut, and does not seem upset that Sam has pointed out dogs do not hiss. Less than ten seconds later, Sam’s eyes light up.
“And dragons!! Dragons also say hissssss!!!!”
At her desk, Ms. Rob is hiding her laughter. And her delight that these boys are interacting socially quite effortlessly.
However, before this conversation can go any further she claps her hands three times and announces, “Time to line up for the restroom break! Quickly! Let’s go!”
-End scene-
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