class clown

The Apple Doesn't Fall Far

Austin Criminal Defense Lawyer  Thu, 11/19/2009 - 10:33am

One of Sam’s teachers told me that he was the class clown. (When my wife was told the same thing at a parent-teacher conference, she said it must be genetic.)

Sounded possibly like a bad review of his behavior, but the teacher assured me that it wasn’t, that he just says things that make even his teachers laugh.

And apparently at a much greater rate than most 3 year olds.

He also knows how to play straight man for his twin brother.

Both of them at times like to speak in lists. Here’s a recent example:



 

The Economics Behind Misbehaving In School

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Fri, 09/11/2009 - 5:30am

To behave or make mischief? For many school kids it comes down to a kind of cost-benefit analysis. Act out and get noticed?

There are rewards associated with being popular or the class clown. This Planet Money report focuses on the inner economic life of students.

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