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maddysmommy
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a student told me i look different
One of my students from two years ago, stopped by my classroom for a visit just now, (I'm on my lunch period).
He said I looked really different, (I was out on maternity last year) I said yes I cut my hair and changed the color.
He said, "No that's not it,you gained a lot of weight. Your arms look bigger. You used to be so small."
I said, "Thanks a lot!" And then he continued on innocently and asked me about the baby.
Needless to say, I just lost my appetite. 
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Posted 9/19/08 12:10 PM  |
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Candy Girl
Candy girl- you are so sweet!
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Re: a student told me i look different
That is so rude. Seriously, does this new generation have any manners?
ETA: Out of curiosity, how old is this student?
Message edited 9/19/2008 12:30:24 PM.
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| Posted 9/19/08 12:29 PM |
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Jillybean28
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Jill
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Re: a student told me i look different
 Ouch! What an jerk!
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| Posted 9/19/08 4:47 PM |
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maddysmommy
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Re: a student told me i look different
Posted by Snickers
That is so rude. Seriously, does this new generation have any manners?
ETA: Out of curiosity, how old is this student?
I'm guessing around 15 or 16. He was alone in my room with me, no friends around to impress and we have...(had)  a good relationship. He genuinely did not see anything wrong with his comment.
I'm over it now, but it did sting at the time. I agree manners definitely need to be taught.
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| Posted 9/19/08 6:03 PM |
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Candy Girl
Candy girl- you are so sweet!
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erin
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Re: a student told me i look different
Posted by maddysmommy
Posted by Snickers
That is so rude. Seriously, does this new generation have any manners?
ETA: Out of curiosity, how old is this student?
I'm guessing around 15 or 16. He was alone in my room with me, no friends around to impress and we have...(had) a good relationship. He genuinely did not see anything wrong with his comment.
I'm over it now, but it did sting at the time. I agree manners definitely need to be taught.
I had a feeling he was a teenager! I teach HS and I swear, some of these students just have no couth. Some of the coments I have heard just make me     
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| Posted 9/19/08 7:46 PM |
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ladybug8
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Re: a student told me i look different
I am on a three person team (6th grade) and this week I was told that I looked like I just rolled out of bed, the other teacher was told her hair looked messy, and the other was told she looked like she was pregnant!
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| Posted 9/20/08 10:55 AM |
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CallaLily
Thank you, Saint Gerard!
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Re: a student told me i look different
Kids just say whatever they are thinking without stopping to think how it will effect people. I've had it done to me before as well. Don't let a dumb kid get you down. 
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| Posted 9/21/08 11:26 AM |
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SummerMom
Now a mom of 2!
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Re: a student told me i look different
That's just kids for you. I had a terrible cold last week, and when I said good morning to my class, one of my students shouted out, "Hey Mrs. M! You sound like a man!"
So I retorted, "hey Cody! I'm the one giving you a report card grade next month!" and made a gesture over my grade book like I was writing a "zero" the size of the entire page.  The class loved it.
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| Posted 9/21/08 12:20 PM |
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