Best Day Ever [10.29.08]

Since I am an elementary education major, I am required to observe a local classroom a couple hours a week. This semester was one of my favorite, simply because of the amount of quirky students. I forced myself to refrain from picking favorites, but there is this one student that puts all others to shame. One day, he ran up to me on my way out. "Miss Kreider! I just wanted to tell you that I had the best time ever today! Wanna know why? Because YOU were here! So...I made a song." I urged him to sing it, so he did. "This was the best day ever. The best day ever. The best day...ever!" The lyrics alone may not be entertaining, but his singing was. He performed the song in an out of tune whisper, while switching his body weight from one foot to another. As I held back my laughter, I urged him to continue: "That sounds great! What is the next part?" He replied matter-of-factly, "Miss Kreider...that's the song." I blinked a couple times and nodded: "Right, of course. Umm...you can return to your seat now." I walked away, hoping that he did not realize how awkward our moment was.