Lesson Etiquette
"I'm so sorry for her behavior today." "I am so embarrassed that he didn't sit better for you today." "I just don't know what to do about his attention span." "I know the other kids are better for you." I've heard every single one of these statements every single year that I've been teaching. The only thing I can say to parents is, "S/He is completely normal for their age! Don't worry!" And it's true. I've taught kids as young as 4, adults as old as 70, and everything in betw