We read a book called The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane at the beginning of the year. (If you haven't read it, do so right away. It is wonderful!) There is a character in it who make a spine-chilling statement--"You disappoint me"--in a low, menacing voice. We all loved this part and took great delight in imagining how that would make us feel.
Fast forward a couple of months and I had to use my teacher voice with a student because he would not settle down. When I looked at him again after he had finally begun to work, he made deliberate eye contact with me and very slowly mouthed the words
--YOU DISAPPOINT ME--
I looked at him in what I can only assume was a horrified way. Then he smiled, crinkled his nose, and returned to his work.
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