| The Creative Expressions of... Bill Vivrett |
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THE EXIT INTERVIEW Page 5 of 6 G.B., �Other treasured truisms for your trusty truants through time?� W.V., �What?� G.B., �Anything else?� W.V., �Yes, here area few more: �Always sign your work. Someone else might get blamed for it. �Never smile before Christmas. Your braces will show. �Always wear dancing shoes. Bare feet can get squashed while square dancing in art. �Never tell the principal what a good time we�re having. More kids will be sent in. �Always be courteous to custodians. You may soon be applying for employment. �Treat secretaries with respect. They have access to your file. �Wear clean overalls on Mondays. �Don�t shade with pointillism. It will make your eyes cross. �Put all your work on the refrigerator not in it. (Moms love this one.) �Sign work with your right name. No more aliases like Donatello or Harry Truman.� G.B., �Can you think of some punishments you have used for effective class management?� W.V., �No.� G.B., �Oh, come on; just a few?� W.V., �OK. Here are a few that have worked with semi-effectiveness for my semi-artists: �all four feet on the floor during roll call. �If the room gets too quiet, we sing out in unison�I L-O-V-E this place! Too much quiet scares the mice. �If ink gets spilled, the spill-er and spill-ee both write on the chalkboard: I hate it when that happens!�backwards. �If there is an altercation, each party makes and wears a sign�HE�S A PRINCE. I�M A TROLL! AND�the customary disclaimer sign on the back�WELL�MAYBE NOT A PRINCE�A DUKE.� G.B., �Let�s stop this foolishness. I have to get home to watch cartoons.� W.V., �I�m a Stan Laurel man myself.� |
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| Updated 12.10.04 |
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