Originally, my classroom was populated by Joses, Juans, Guadalupes and Carloses. By this time in the year, however, half of them have nicknames. Among them:
Giggles
Shortcut
Cindy Lou
Daisy May
Frenchie
Grama....
Wisely Edgar, my favorite punkass, said today:
"I can tell if you're in a good mood or not."
"Yeah, Cindy Lou? How's that?"
"When you're in a good mood and aren't pissed at us, you call us by our real names. When you're really mad, you call us by our last names. Like "Mr. Gonzales". Then we know to watch out. Today, you're in a good mood."
Indeed.
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