Student on Teacher Violence

I posted this as a status on my FB already but I think it should be reported here in more detail. One of my students in my methods placement punched me in the head. Some that read that sentence are most likely aghast that a student would hit someone that takes every possible moment to crack-wise at the expense of his students. No, this was merely an accident.

The student, I cannot recall his name (lie) so lets call him Caboose, was sitting adjacent to where I was seated. He was at his table, I was at the back desk. Periodically the student would stretch, apparently he is a very stiff person. Well after I had taken over the class for a quick review while my Cooperating teacher was making copies for the following class, I sat back at my seat next to Caboose. As if by clockwork Caboose began to make a big stretch. I turned to see his fist slowly proceeding to my forehead. I waited thinking to myself "he's gonna hit me, he's gonna hit me, heeeeeee's gonna hit me." *bop*

Caboose turned to see that I was the object that he hit with his fist. His face turned cherry red, his eyes widened, and he went down laughing - hard. the girls around him cackled and babbled through their laughing that Caboose hit a student teacher.

Near the end of class my Cooperating teacher made a comment to Caboose not to assault any more methods students. Many laughs were had at Caboose's expense.