Have you ever found that when you are totally engrossed in what you are doing, a student always pops up to interrupt?
Years and years ago as I was adjusting to contacts, one popped out while I was sitting at my desk. Since students were working quietly at their own desks, I was able to feel around on my desk (good indication of just how bad my eyesight is) and find the missing contact. As I tried quickly and quietly to spray solution on the contact and put it in my eye, a student walked up to my desk and interrupted me, “Ms. Parrott.”
“Just a minute,” I replied as I proceeded to try to put the contact in my eye.
“Ms. Parrott, Ms. Parrott,” he replied a little louder.
“Just a minute, please,” I responded as I raised the contact to my eye and tried to position it.
“But, Ms. Parrott!” he stated loudly and emphatically.
Irritated, I growled. “If you will wait just two minutes, I’ll HELP you!”
“Fine,” he replied. “Just go ahead and stick that piece of Scotch tape in your eye and see if I care!”
I had to do some heavy duty apologizing as the student then helped me find the missing contact lens on my desk!
Copyright secured by Digiprove © 2010 Edie Parrott
2 comments on this topic
16. February - 10:31 pm
That’s too funny. Your eyesight must be pretty bad if you tried to put tape in your eye.
In all fairness, for every one million times students interrupt, one is for a good reason like that.
17. February - 8:50 am
This is hilarious! Thanks for the laugh!
17. February - 7:55 pm
I always wondered what would have happened if I had actually put the tape in my eye. What a memory!