Today is April 1st, and the traditional April Fools Day shenannigans have not begun yet, but I know they will. Afterall, I work in a school, and tricks are bound to occur - children are always looking for a chance to trick an unsuspecting classmate or even better yet, a teacher. Gotta love the little buggers for that...
My fourth grader's had just finished an invigorating lab in which they explored parallel circuits as well as conductors and insulators. I gave each child one jelly bean for doing such a great job. Donye wasn't happy with one jelly bean. The rest of the students were quietly savoring this little taste of spring. "That's what we get? One? One jelly bean?" I tried not to listen to her complaints.
All of a sudden, almost as if by magic, her jelly bean fell onto the floor. The next thing I heard was "It fell on the floor... my jelly bean. It fell on the floor. I can't eat it now!" she cried. Wait a minute. Stop the world, I want to get off. Did she just say she can't eat it now?!? She had just been complaining about one - than one was not enough. She should have just eaten it and been quiet like the rest of the class. At that moment, Manuel piped up "Well, that's the April Fool's bad luck!" Donye made a funny face and I began to laugh.
"Manuel's right, Donye. That's the April Fool's bad luck. When you act like a fool, sometimes there's a sign from the Universe that maybe, just maybe you had better cut it out." I handed her a new jelly bean. She thanked me and quickly popped it into her mouth. How apropos for April Fool's Day... that the April Fool would learn a little lesson, and actually really understand it for once.
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