It Drove Me Mad
I didn’t mind the student, but his parents wouldn’t return some forms that I needed to be signed. It was his Individualized Education Program (IEP), which was made at THEIR request.
So, the fact that they wouldn’t sign and return it—so he could receive the services that THEY were convinced he needed—drove me absolutely mad. Then, I remembered that someone had donated some kazoos to be given as treasure box prizes. I had laughed at them and put them away.
However, I decided this kid deserved to have a kazoo. I put yet another reminder slip in his homework folder and this time sent him home with the letter and the kazoo. The IEP was signed and returned the next day. Story credit: Reddit / emera_leigh