Things I say to kids...  Fiddler-isms: • "Does your behavior allow me to see and hear what you know and can do?" (yes, I'm doing 400 report cards this month, due by the 25th, wish me luck) • "Oh look!  Some children have come by for me to tortu- uh, teach!" • "Gee, I was sitting here all by myself in the music room wishing some nice third graders would come by and look!  My wish came true!" • "Smiling is permitted and encouraged." • "I need a victi- uh,  volunteer..." • "Music is the right sound, at the right time, done the right way." • "Hush, child, I'm teaching" (that worked until one replied "hush, teacher, I'm learning!" Engelbert Humperdinck, Engelbert HumperdinckWash you socks so they won't stink, Engelbert Humperdinck When you're thirsty have a drink, Engelbert Humperdinck Put the dishes in the sink, Engelbert HumperdinckGot a problem? stop and think, Engelbert HumperdinckUse a crayon, try the pink, Engelbert HumperdinckLet's go skating at the rink, Engelbert Humperdinck Engelbert Humperdinck, Engelbert Humperdinck (I love when my first graders go home saying this drivel, because their parents think I mean Arnold George Dorsey b. 1936 and don't realize there was an actual German composer by that name ((1854-1921)) who wrote the opera Hansel & Gretel.)