The Basics

I think my students think I'm blind. Last week, while I was teaching a kid walked across the room toward the tissue box. On her way, she flipped a note onto the desk of another girl. In clear sight of me and everyone. Today two kids traded off making the weirdest faces while I was reading a fascinating book. I decided to give the class a little chat about vision. I tried to help them understand by stating clearly, "You're directly in front of me and I can see you. I can see the things you do."
I don't want to promote sneakiness, but I do think they need to gain greater proficiency at basics like note passing, mimicry and assorted tomfoolery before they move on to junior high.