My cup runeth over with tears.

Thanks to my friend for that title.

Am I allowed to start handing a pacifier to students who start crying? Especially the ones that cry for no apparent reason? I had some more criers today.

One of them was the usual suspect. Today his drama was about what a kid said he did. The other child claimed that he was kicked out of choir. William began crying when this accusation was made. I asked him if it was true and who knows the truth. It doesn't matter what other people think, if you know the truth. Blah, blah, blah...I'm really getting tired of his crying fits!

Another student began crying during math. I swear I wasn't torturing them with multiplication problems...or maybe I was. He is one of my students who claims he knows everything. He thinks things are too easy, yet he rarely completes work perfectly. He was unable to successfully complete 2 digit by 2 digit multiplication problems while everyone else in our group completed them much quicker and more successfully. He easily got frustrated and doesn't like when I have to teach him something step-by-step, which I did. I'm still not sure he understands the multiplication, so we'll see if tomorrow brings more tears.

Seriously, do these kids cry about everything at home? PROBABLY! In 4th grade, crying doesn't get you anything! In fact, it just annoys the teacher when you do it for any reason other than your puppy died. Okay, I give...there might be a few other reasons, but of all the times kids have cried in my class, none of their reasons have been merited. It has even gotten to the point that when I see a crier, my immediate response is: "What are you crying about?!?!?!!?"