The Leslie Alford Show

I currently have a student who pushes me to the brink of insanity with his constant interruptions, dress code violations, missing homework, and inability to remain in his seat. Rather than raise my voice at him or point out his obvious immaturity in front of his peers, I often playfully tease him and ask him in some creative way to behave himself; He loves the attention, and usually complies. Today, after he became irritated with everyone sitting within a 3-foot radius of his desk, I said sweetly, with a big smile, "'J', It must be hard to be you." He marched up to the front of the room and pointing his finger at me, announced loudly, "Mrs. Alford, you think you're sooooo funny, but you're not. You think you're a comedienne, but you're not. You should have your own TV show." Breathlessly, he stood there waiting for my reply. Calmly, I said, "Welcome to the Leslie Alford show; sit down." This got a big laugh from the 'audience', so I bowed. I think it raised my ratings.