It’s a new school year, and I’m trying to get to know all the new faces and personalities. Some students are more verbal than others, and provide more insight to who they really are.
I have an example for you.
I was reprimanding a child who wasn’t following the end of day safety rules, and this child’s response was “Stop talking to me! I’m visual.” This was said as a little hand came up to my face in the “talk to the hand” position. What?!? Did I hear this right? Did this child just tell me “I’m visual”?
I think someone is paying very close attention to parental conversations.
My response? ”I’ll stop talking when you follow the rules.”
Mrs. V
Maybe I need to start carrying a stop sign in my back pocket for the visual people in my life.

Sounds like my son. Is he sneaking up to visit you in your classroom?
By: RC on September 15, 2009
at 8:58 pm
Ha ha ha! This is just too funny! Don’t you just love little kids?!
By: Just a Mom on September 16, 2009
at 9:24 am
Great response!
By: Jill on September 16, 2009
at 11:00 am
OMGoodness! I would have had SUCH a hard time not laughing! *lol*
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By: Julie on September 16, 2009
at 11:53 am
This is a new one for the books! funny thing is …I have a laminated sign I used to use in the classroom that has the ‘no crossing’ graphic from the electronic crosswalk signs. It has a stop sign & a person walking…I always had it handy during transitions for the oft repeated “Stop” “use your Walking feet!” to show visual learners. yep! your little pictchers sure have big ears at home! Talula
By: Talula on September 17, 2009
at 12:25 pm
That is so funny. Ypu must hear hilarious stuff every day. Kids really do say the darndest things.
By: joanharvest on September 17, 2009
at 10:37 pm
Oh my hell. Well, her parents must have drawn her a picture on it then. I have a visual-spatial learner here at home and he sure as heck doesn’t know what that’s all about! Oh…and he has better manners than that too. Good grief.
By: jen on September 20, 2009
at 9:13 pm
Time for a smackdown!
Where do these kids learn this stuff is what I want to know.
The home?
God, that’s just plain scary.
~m
By: michaelm on September 22, 2009
at 7:57 pm
I think you must be missing your Bumble. In fact, I think you sent him to me in Florida. I swear your Bumble is now residing in my room.
Have fun with your new ones!
By: michelle on October 5, 2009
at 8:41 pm
I love this! I wonder what crazy phrases my son would have overheard the parental figures using. Ha ha ha.
By: Daisy on October 13, 2009
at 7:38 am