As I look down at my dog, he is only half in his bed: his head spills onto the floor.
Now, his bed is big enough. In fact, we have two beds in two different rooms. And every so often I see him lie as he is now. And I wonder, why? It sure doesn’t look comfortable.
Is he so deep in sleep that he loses track of his own body? Is he just off balance and can’t find the centre of the bed? Is this the canine equivalent to thinking outside the box?
Probably not.
He reminds me though, that what seems normal or expected with our students, sometimes isn’t the case. Our students may choose to do things that seem illogical or senseless to us, but we don’t necessarily know their reasons.
Thankfully, unlike with my dog, we can ask the kids. And we may be surprised at their reasoning!
> Our students may choose to do things that seem illogical or senseless to us, but we don’t necessarily know their reasons.<
I love this comment (along with that picture!). We often share our heads in collective word at the strange and unnecessary things our students do, but yet, have to smile at the same time because "it makes sense to me."
And while we can ask our students what they were thinking, sometimes, it's just best to let things pass! 🙂
Thank you for sharing this slice with us! 🙂
WOW!! So true! It is crazy how the little things in life can remind us of the bigger picture. We may not always know why our students do certain things but you are SO right, we can always ask them. I am just learning how important the “why?” question is in the classroom and this post made it even more apparent why the why question is necessary! Thanks for sharing!!!