A Recession In Behavior

(I work at a small K-12 private school. I teach high school Spanish, but the only classroom available when I was hired is on the kindergarten hall. During my planning period I hear a particularly bad tantrum occurring outside my door. I poke my head out of my classroom to see a class of four year olds going out to recess.)

Kindergartener: “Mrs! Mrs!” *points to classroom* “There’s two boys crying in there!”

Me: “Oh, no! That’s not good. ”

Kindergartener: “Yes, Mrs. And misbehaving!”

Me: “You don’t misbehave, do you?”

Kindergartener: “No, Mrs. I get to have all MY recess.”