You Kids Are Driving Me Crazy!

by Karen Duvall

When attention seems to be flagging or to see if the kids are really listening, I taught them to respond to my statement, "You kids are driving me crazy!" Upon hearing this they were to stand up, turn to their chair, and slap it twice with both hands, then turn back forward, completing a circle, then sit down. Without any other comment I would pick up where I had left off and continue with the lesson. I can still say the magic phrase and my two 16 y/o will respond like Pavlov's dogs albeit embarrassed that they are still conditioned to this silly attention-getter. Praise to my sister, Jackie Duvall, for sharing this tip with me(I changed mine just a little bit from hers) and Praise to the Lord for your website as I begin a new commission of teaching toddlers/pre-schoolers.