Story #2 on 8/12/09

Ok, this is the 2nd story of my challenge. yay. this one was ALOT harder to write, the idea really didnt seem to go anywhere. So, thats why it was alot shorter than yesterday's and it isnt as exciting. I think i could've done better, but i tried :)

So, here we go, What if Story #2:
What if kids taught the teachers at school?


“So, you’ve won the prize,” Principal Lugsby said over the intercom. “For one day and one day only, you students will have the run of the school, and will teach the teachers. Isn’t that exciting?”

That’s the announcement that Principal Lugsby said over the intercom on Wednesday afternoon. It was now Thursday morning, and the faculty was just arriving; although the staff seemed a bit different today. Instead of being usually cheerful and ready to teach the students, as the teachers headed inside Welson B. Millard Middle School, the teachers had a very reluctant aura about them.

The teachers hadn’t been too fond of the principal’s latest scheme, most of them had been against it since it was announced a few months back at the last staff meeting. But, they weren’t in charge, so they had to do what Principal Lugsby said, he was their boss.

One by one, the teachers headed into the classroom and took their seats. Mr.Levvy sat by Miss Zilia, while Mr.Pofferton and Mr.Fibbs were trying to avoid each other at all costs. Once all of the teachers were seated, a short child in a black coat walked in.

The young boy, maybe about eleven or twelve years of age, took a seat in the front of the room. “Hi, class! I’m going to teach you guys today? Are you ready for an awesome learning Adventure?” The teachers looked around at each other, Mr.Fibbs looked like he was thinking, this kid’s got to be kidding! He can’t be serious!

The boy announced himself as, Tommy Truelier. He was going to be their teacher today. He grabbed out his materials: a notebook, a box of tissues, a cheese sandwich and a purple and red bouncy ball. Then he arranged his items on the desk and started class.
After a few hours of sitting and staring at Tommy, playing with his bouncy ball and doodling in his notebook, the teachers were obviously starting to get agitated. They didn’t know how long they could stand this, the kid was even drooling! He was supposed to be teaching them a lesson!

Miss Zilia and Mr.Pofferton were quietly whispering what they would do to the principal, once they escaped this horrible room. At least this was only going to happen for one day.

After a few hours of doing nothing, Tommy Truelier made an announcement, “I have to go potty! And then, we’ll go play basketball in the front playground!” Oh goody, Mr.Levvy thought, we get to play games now! He wasn’t a good sport, and was a bad loser; he really didn’t want to play games.

But, it wasn’t his choice, it was Tommy’s, so Tommy and the teachers headed outside. Tommy arranged the teachers into teams of two, and he would be the referee. Miss Zilia and Mr.Fibbs were on the blue team and Mr.Pofferton and Mr.Levvy were on the red team. Soon, the game was underway and a fierce competition had begun.

Down to the last five minutes, the blue team was winning. Miss Zilia threw the ball over to Mr.Fibbs, but Mr.Levvy blocked the ball before it could reach him. Mr.Levvy dribbled the ball up court, to the blue team’s basket and went in for the point.

Now, it was tied. There was practically no time left, and the game was tied! Tommy brought the players back to the center of the court, and gave some simple advice, “No matter who wins, the most important thing is we all tried our hardest and had fun! Now, blue team, go beat them up!” Tommy cheered for the blue team, and when they made the last point, he jumped in the air like a maniac.

Tommy packed up the supplies, and the class headed back inside. The teachers took their seats and waited for their next lesson. There was only a half hour left of the school day, so they wondered what could possibly happen.

Tommy sat down on the big chair and rested his feet on the desk. He took a lollipop out of his backpack and peeled the wrapper off. It was grape, his favorite flavor! He then said in a quiet voice, “Does anybody have any questions?”

The teachers all had discussed it earlier and all had the same idea buzzing through their heads. So in unison, they asked, “What exactly did we learn today?”

Tommy stared at them for a few moments, and then he yawned. He looked at the clock and then at the teachers sitting at their desks. Finally he said, “The first thing you learned was, how it feels to be annoyed. The second thing I taught you was teamwork when we played basketball, that and good sportsmanship.” He coughed and looked towards Mr.Levvy. “And the third thing you learned was, it’s hard to wait all day for school to end, but now it’s over. So, class is dismissed!”

So, after the long day of being students, the teachers at Welson B. Millard Middle School were finally dismissed. Over the course of the next months, they had a few more “reversed” days, each one was better than the last. Finally the students and teachers were beginning to see eye to eye, and that was the lesson that Principal Lugsby had wanted everyone to learn.