Talking in Code

Yesterday morning I was in my classroom when Bosslady came in to talk to me about something and I wound up sharing my concerns about a different student altogether. Due to the high confidentiality rules, we started talking in code so that little ears wouldn't know who we were discussing. I had a second grade boy and a first grade boy in the room at the time, and Bosslady sat down so we could talk. The dialogue was what followed.

Me: We need to talk about the student we talked about on Friday.
Bosslady: You need to refresh my memory.
Me: The one that I feel we need to push up the testing date so I can give her more services.
Bosslady: Give me some initials.
Me: A.B.
Bosslady: A.B.? I'm lost.
Me: She's in fourth grade.
Bosslady: Was she due up this year?
Me: Yeah.
Secondgradeboy: It's Addie.

Yep.
So much for speaking in code.
He got it.

And we laughed and changed the subject real fast.

Life.
Is.
Good.

Especially when kids catch on fast! :-)