Middle School Story

08.11.2022 by Judi Holst // Leave a Comment

Middle school story:
A girl asks to use my classroom phone after school.
Girl: Ms. Holst, I misdialed. What do I do now?
Me: Hang it up and try again.
Girl: How do I do that?
Me: I walked over and push down the hang up button.
Girl: Really? It’s that easy? I’ve already learned so much from you today.

Saving one child at a time. Ha

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