Perfect Imperfection

As I was getting back into blogging I realized our blog has been lacking in many things this year.  One that made me the most sad was the absence of kid stories this year.  The school year is almost over and I have yet to tell a story about one of the cute kids I work with.  So here is one for your reading pleasure.

Yesterday I was testing a student.  Typically when I give kids IQ tests it isn’t exactly enjoyable.  Most of the kids I work with have trouble paying attention anyway so to ask them to sit long enough to take an IQ test is usually pretty painful to them.  Well, yesterday one of these little darlings let me know exactly how he felt about taking the IQ test.  Halfway through part of the test the little guy grabbed my stop watch which hangs from a string you can put around your neck.  He then proceeded to sway it back and forth in front of my face while chanting the following, “Mrs. Johnson you are getting very sleepy.  It’s time to stop testing.”  He then looked me right in the eyes and said, “Did it work.  I was trying to hypnotize you”.  I laughed out loud and hard.  It was so unexpected, so funny, and exactly what I needed that day.  I think what made it even more endearing is that this child does the unexpected frequently.  Man, I really do love working with children who don’t see the world the same way everyone else does.