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khmerhit · Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 10:47 pm Post subject: little marsoops

does anyone have trouble with mice? i got these little marsupials who have come in from the cold and theyr're doing some serious construction work behind the wall. Strooth, and i'm tryijing to concentrate on my texbook!! Never a problem in Cwmbodia (thats that county in Wales) cuz usually they were RATS and went straight into the dinner pot.

dmb · Joined: 12 Feb 2003 Posts: 8397

I once had a scorpion in the class. A class of 18 year old Qatari students. Half the class wanted to throw rubbers, etc at it. The other half stood on their chairs cowering. ever seen a 120 kg bloke in a thobe standing on a chair almost in tears. hilarious. One of those times I wish I had had my camera.

Justin Trullinger · Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 5:07 pm Post subject:

I've definitely found bees and birds to be more disruptive than mice. A rat, on the other hand, takes some catching...

Let's hear it everybody- what animals have intruded into your classroom time?

I've had-

Beetles the size of a childs fist

Lizards (Very cute)

Rabbits (brought by students)

Mice (came on their own, I think they just wanted to learn)

Sparrows

Pigeons

Tarantulas

Spiders of varying descriptions

bees and wasps

Mothers of students

Hamsters and gerbils

Human infants

I'm now happily living at 10,000 feet where many of these pests aren't able to survive.

Regards,
justin

dmb · Joined: 12 Feb 2003 Posts: 8397

Blue Jacket · Joined: 23 Jan 2006 Posts: 20

I made the mistake of eating a spider (intentionally) that had dropped into (on my head) the lesson during summer camp. Just turned it into a short lesson on cultural diversity. It was great (not the spider, it was too small to taste) the kids seemed to think that I was more interesting and paid more attention after that. Unfortunately it was in the first week of the a two week camp and by the end of the second week I was getting tired of eating spiders that were being brought by the disbelievers who hadn't witnessed my "eating habits". I felt a bit bad since I am against killing animals (normally), I had to tell the kids that it was wrong for me to eat a living spider. So, they were nice enough to bring dead ones after that (I did insist on the recently deceased).

Any visit from mother nature's finest is a gift to be appreciated.

valley_girl · Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 11:33 pm Post subject:

One "marsoop" in the class and this teacher will be hittin' the road, Jack! Laughing