Walker responds with patience. The thirsty boy is allowed to go to the bubbler. Walker lets the girl borrow her favorite pen. And the troublemaker is reprimanded. But even keeping the students focused once the lesson starts can be a battle.
Some students are especially disruptive one morning as they learn new vocabulary words.
You're all jittery. Suddenly, the classroom's pet parakeets, perched in a cage in the back, whistle a tune. Miss Walker, we should get an iguana. Walker puts a Green Bay Packers jacket over the cage to silence the creatures. Back to the book.