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Jake Drake, Teacher’s Pet
by Andrew Clements
1 When I was in third grade, we got five new computers in our
classroom. Mrs. Snavin was my third-grade teacher, and she acted
like computers were scary, especially the new ones. She always
needed to look at a how-to book and the computer at the same time.
Even then, she got mixed up a lot. Then she had to call Mrs. Reed,
the librarian, to come and show her what to do.
2 So it was a Monday morning in May, and Mrs. Snavin was sitting
in front of a new computer at the back of the room. She was confused
about a program we were supposed to use for a math project. My
desk was near the computers, and I was watching her.
3 Mrs. Snavin looked at the screen, and then she looked at this
book, and then back at the screen again. Then she shook her head
and let out this big sigh. I could tell she was almost ready to call Mrs.
Reed.
4 I’ve always liked computers, and I know how to do some stuff
with them. Like turn them on and open programs, play games and
type, make drawings, and build Web pages—things like that. So I got
up from my desk, pointed at the screen, and said, “Mrs. Snavin, if
you double-click on that little thing right there, then the program will
start running. And then you click on this, and that opens up the part
about number lines.”
5 So Mrs. Snavin did what I told her to and the program started
running. Because that’s the way it works and anybody knows that.
Except Mrs. Snavin.
6 When the program started playing this stupid music, Mrs. Snavin
smiled this huge smile at me and said, “Jake, you’re wonderful!” And
she said it too loud. Way too loud.
7 She said it so loud that every kid in the classroom stopped and
turned to look at us, just in time to see Mrs. Snavin pat me on the top
of my head like I was a nice little poodle or something. An
embarrassed poodle with a bright red face.
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