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Copyright 2001 by John P. Wood for Learning Laffs. No Reproduction without permission.

HOW YOU CAN TELL IF A STUDENT IS "OFF TASK"

For the third time this period, he has put fresh batteries in his Gameboy.

When you stop by her desk to check her work, she covers her paper and says, "What I'm writing is none of your business."

He has comic book newsprint smears all over his face.

Every time you walk by, she uses her reflection in your eyeglasses to adjust her make-up.

Plastic golf balls are piling up at one end of the room, and there are divots in the carpet next to his desk.

The student in front of her has had the back of her shirt stapled to her chair.

He straps on a Breathe Right (TM), leans back, and closes his eyes.

Holding a copy of The Daily Racing Form, she asks to use your phone.

The only sheet of paper on his desk has been neatly folded into a triangular football.

He carefully chooses one of his action figures for collateral and asks, "Can I borrow a spear - um, I mean - a pencil."

You hear him ask around, "Hey, does the dealer have to hit on seventeen?"

She returns your overhead markers, and you notice that her finger and toenails now feature the colors of the rainbow.

Your classroom furniture is falling apart and you keep hearing the sound of a cordless screwdriver coming from his desk.

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