Fifth Grade
Worksheets
Mystery of the Brilliant Student
Ms. Benton listened jealously to her fellow teacher talk about one of his students. She loved her job, but every once in a while she wondered if she was making an impact on the young people who passed through her classroom. It was a mystery to her why she never seemed to have such brilliant students in her class.
"I am telling you that this kid is going to win a Pulitzer someday," raved Mr. Ross. "I have never had such a talented and thoughtful student. William writes well, and he also participates in class discussions. You should hear him talk about Shakespeare!"
"That's great, Phil," said Mr. Smith, the history teacher. "I know we all like the kids, but a sharp one like that makes class time much more interesting."
"This boy has so much potential," said Mr. Ross. "He is even interested in that national writing contest I promote every year."
Ms. Benton slouched deeper into her chair in the teacher's lounge while carefully sipping her stale, black coffee. She ran one hand through her salt-and-pepper hair and wondered if she had a few more gray streaks because of her disastrous math class. She certainly did not have a great success story to share today. In fact, she was feeling a little discouraged since the most memorable thing about her math class that day was a dreadful, dusty disaster.
