Instead of turning my portable amplifier off when talking to individual students, I bend the flexible microphone away from my mouth, down to neck level, and use my whispering voice. Now little Johnny has been in the bathroom for a while, so I ask another boy to fetch him.
Once Johnny is back in the classroom, I bend as low as my aged spine could go, look Johnny in the eye, and whisper, “Any problem, John? How come it took you a long time? I hope you were not playing in the bathroom, eh?”
Little Johnny is now on his tippy toes, reaching my neck level where my mic is and whispers, “I was pooping, Miss J.” Loud and clear for all to hear, needless to say!
I apologize to Johnny and promise myself to either turn off my amplifier or bend further and break my back next time. MLJ/22/10/2020/IntheyearofCOVID19.
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