Today, one of my students whispered to another (loud enough that I could hear, even though he didn't know), "I'm gonna' just keep asking questions so we don't have to read." My first thought was to ignore his questions, but that seemed like the wrong response - I want to encourage curiosity, even if it has an ulterior motive. So I happily answered his questions, provided they were on topic, and spent a few minutes discussing the history of World War Two (because we were reading informational texts that were written during that period).
However, after one answer, I interjected that we didn't have time to keep going off on tangents, because I would be taking up the note-taking guide I gave students at the beginning of the next class, and I didn't want them to have to work on it at home.
The class about lynched him the next time he opened his mouth.
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