So I go back to work and find out that the orange who was my sub was pretty much a tool! I'm proud to say it took me all of about 10 minutes to regain order. It's amazing what kids will do when they know what to expect... clear rules + clear expectations = order, peace, and harmony (for the most part).
My first morning back, I was a teeny bit nervous about my tricky turn arounds, a teeny tiny bit.
It's dark'thirty, I have about 10 kids on, and I approach my first one... the blind one. I pull up, flip on my hazard lights, take a deep breath and proceed to turn around like a pro! As I continue on, Bobby comes up and says "Mr. Orange didn't do it like that, he did it like this..." (and he tells me how Mr. Orange incorrectly navigated the turn around). Without missing a beat, my mouth shot out "well, not everyone is as good at turning around as I am" :)
The afternoon comes and we're rolling. About 15 minutes after we leave the school I realize I have had it up to here with "Mr. Orange did this" and "Mr. Orange did that" yeah well it's my bus and I do it the right way! Then my little favorite pipes up (what, everybody has favorites)
"and you know what else Mr. Orange did Miss Tee..." dang, not him too,
"what did he do Cory?"
"He would always tell jokes and then laugh at himself, and you know what I would say?"
"What would you say?"
"I'd say that's not funny Orange, that's not funny Orange..."
"Cory, you crack me up!"
And for the next six miles, Cory continue to recite 'that's not funny Orange, that's not funny Orange'. I knew there was a reason he was my favorite!
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