I do this really annoying thing
whenever a student offers me a piece of candy or some sort of treat, where I point to myself and say “Oh, for me? For Teacher? Are you sure?” and make a big show of it, with the hope that they’ll see the escape route I’m offering them.
it’s okay, kid, you don’t really have to give me your last piece of whatever. feel free to rudely grab the present back with a mean chuckle, because, like…aren’t you sweet, but no, no, no, I do not want that grimy bit of cheaply manufactured, waxy-textured, banana-flavored chocolate you’ve been carrying around in your pencil case all day (or any of the other shit you’re trying to peddle).
unfortunately the transaction usually ends with me smiling all “oh, thank you so much! let me just stick it in my pocket where I’ll be sure to find it and enjoy later, yum yum yum!”
