Talked to the parents because this kid is known for doing weird/illogical stuff. They say that they know that something is not right and that they are trying to figure out what it is.
So till we know if the student has an issue or of he's simply the Herald of Chaos, I will keep coating the pencils with bitter stuff.
Also, yes I have to beg for board markers and all the materials in my class have been paid by me, and I'd like them to last.
Peer pressure would be a disaster. Kids are vicious creatures when they have the chance, and I know that several of his classmates are certified brats with a taste for blood.
Hi! So I suggested nail chewing deterrent to the boss, checked that the kids have no allergies, bought the deterrent in a pharmacy and coated all the pencils and part of one eraser (they stop working with the polish).
All it took was one lick (and OMG their faces), they didn't put the pencils/eraser near their mouth again. I hope they remember the lesson next week lol. I coated all pencils so the kid I wrote the post about wouldn't get targeted.
I watched the kid that has me particularly worried and he didn't show interest in putting anything else in his mouth, nor did he have a change in attitude. Now that he isn't licking stuff, he is somewhat more focused in class?? I have to keep watching.
I'll update you!!
Well, yes, it interrupts the class because every few minutes I have to stop him. The other lemmings have given me some great ideas
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I'll find something else too, then. I don't want to harm him
Ooooooh very nice idea!!!!! Thank you!!!
He's not chewing them. He's putting them in his mouth whole. I don't think he'll choke, but other people want to use the eraser too. Yes I paid for them myself, as someone else guessed in the other answers.
More TIL! Thank you!
The original artist is VirusAP on YouTube, and the video I got the frame from is this: The Challenge
This is the original frame:
It was very hard to do, but I'm overall pleased with the result. I'm grateful to VirusAP for drawing such a great Penelope, with her rage, cunning and strength!
She was gifted to me last year, with only two flowers that fell in a few days (I guess the change of environments hit her hard), and I was feeling quite pessimistic about her future, because I've never taken care of an orchid.
Apparently I'm doing something right! I can't wait to see all the flowers open to share them with y'all!!!!!
Hi! I can't draw to save my life, but since I discovered colouring books (I didn't know they had them for adults, and especially I didn't know they made non-mandala ones!!!!) I've been feeling like a kid again.
I'm even using the same coloured pencils I bought and carried around since primary school.
I used Staedler Pencil Noris Colours and Royal Talens colour pencils, both packs of 24 colours.
So my message to any person that itches to create something but feels that it's a huge task (I got overwhelmed drawing), please do give colouring books a chance.
You can get nice colours for little money (I paid 7€ for the Royal Talens pack) and the books themselves aren't particularly expensive, especially if you are slooooow colouring like I am.
Don't be afraid to try something new, and don't let your age stop you from choosing cute books with huge drawings. Paint rainbows, colour flowers, take your time drawing sunglasses on the sun!!!
It's a simple adapter USB-C male to female, in an angle, making the cable go behind the Deck, so it doesn't wiggle on top.
Yeah... Parents noticed something wrong too and he's being checked.
I have things for students of all ages that for whatever reason need to destroy stuff, and they know I'll give them the item they prefer no questions asked (but I'm always there to listen to them). Before I figured out why those students were behaving the way they were, lessons were miserable.
One day I offered a girl a tray of used paper sheets to shred instead of the textbook and it changed my life lmaoo
This kid is not destructive, so my usual tactics don't work. The bitter spray did, tho.