Miss Giles would do well to join in the laugh at her own expense. She
should supervise every moment of the children’s play period. George will
not then have an opportunity to use his imitative powers. He will be
swept into active games and be only one of a crowd.
An apology should not be demanded of a pupil for any mark of disrespect
toward the teacher. Respect can not be developed by force.
If, in spite of these precautions, you sometimes find yourself the butt
of the children’s sport, quietly drop into the play school, take a seat
as one of the play pupils and carry off your part as a naughty child.
“Take off” the troublesome child so well—(not any particular one,
however)—that the children will laugh with you and the whole thing will
pass off as play, nothing more.