Average Boy Answers Your Questions!
Average Boy,
Hi. I love reading your stories. They are hilarious. The kids in my class need help. They like to blurt out stuff and my teacher has tried everything but it never works. Can you help me put my classroom in order?
Yoda Soda/Larry/A pickle that dances
Miamisburg, Ohio
P.S. My real name is Michael. Don’t tell anyone.
Dear Michael,
Don’t worry. I won’t tell anyone your real name. Your secret will be just between you and me (and anyone who knows how to read). There are many ways to keep kids quiet in school. Duct tape comes to mind, but that’s only because my dad just used some to persuade me to stop singing while answering e-mail.
Your teacher could just play the quiet game for six hours. Of course, you wouldn’t learn much. But then again, there’s always summer school.
My first grade teacher let us “shush” other kids who were talking. It became a game to try and shush other kids and not get shushed. So we were pretty quiet. Of course, that was the year I was home schooled, so I’m not sure how it would work with other kids in the classroom.
Your Friend and Mine,
Average Boy