That Kid Could Be The Great Kid

In What About the Great Kid? from PrincipalsPage The Blog by Michael Smith, he states,

“Every teacher has a That Kid.

They also have at least one Great Kid.  Most have more than one Great Kid.”

Over the years, I admit that I have had That Kid many times in my classroom. Yes, I have even had one Great Kid in each class. But sometimes That Kid becomes the Great Kid during the year and sometimes the Great Kid becomes That Kid during the year.

One time I had That Kid who totally drove me crazy. He did everything he could to get attention and was quite happy with getting negative attention. Of course, I fell into the trap and gave him lots of negative attention. In fact, the other students jumped on the bandwagon and supported me by giving h....

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