Psychological Cats

These days, She is very excited fixing up things that are wrong with teaching children. I guess the place where we live isn't very wise about teaching, according to Her. There should only be a few kids for every teacher, and the teachers need to learn all the tricks of the teaching business. She says teachers should not hit kids, and not make them feel dumb. She doesn't hit us, or even yell. It isn't smart to yell at kids, She says, because they will know what gets you upset, and use that power over you. Besides, if kids live in a house with someone like Him, they will realize that yelling shows you are losing control. Teachers never want to lose control. Her Grandma used to say I can't talk about this now. just sit quietly and we will talk about it when I don't feel so sad.It worked on Her. She didn't want Her Grandma to feel sad. There are a bunch of rules She learned about how to use your wits to help a kid learn better. You had to know what makes them learn best. And rewards were better than punishment. When She had kids that were always late to sit down and be ready to learn, She gave rewards to the ones that were on time, and pretty soon, everyone was on time. I see how that works. Smudge'sMom thinks She should write a book about this. She might do that one of these days. It is OK with me, as long as it doesn't keep Her from playing with Her beloved cats. I don't know why people say that cat training is hard. Kasey and I had them trained in about two days. What She is fixing for our dinner is meat with plenty of gravy. My third favorite, after fish and chicken. Don't worry. I won't make Her feel bad about it. I know my teaching rules. TaTaa for now.