Today, We Salute You, Mr. Fire Alarm Silencer

So I'm a really lazy teacher. This ends up working in my favor because I make kids do everything, and principals, administrators and such get all googly-eyed when they see kids "being a part" of the classroom. For example, I hate when kids ask me to go to the bathroom. So everyday, a kid is in charge of the bathroom pass. Only one person out at a time, all that business. The rule is, if I hear you talking about the bathroom pass, you can't go. That way, they don't bother me about it. Everyone's happy.

I'm also really lazy in the fact that I hate going places. And the fire alarm gets pulled all the time. I hate getting them all lined up, out in the hallway, only to hear, "Teachers, disregard the fire alarm." And then we proceed to sit in the hallway for half an hour waiting for that ear piercing alarm to stop ringing. It really cramps my style. So, some kid found an old hooded sweatshirt, stuffed it into an empty bucket (I know right?) and now we use that to cover up the fire alarm so we can go on with class. The tricky part is that the kid has to stand on top of the counter and reach up to hold the bucket over the fire alarm.
Today, before I had even fully enunciated my, "UGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHH," Montel was up on the counter covering up the fire alarm. I mean, we barely skipped a beat. It was beautiful. Granted it ends up being like some Survivor-esque endurance challenge to maintain that position for almost 30 minutes, but he seems to enjoy himself.