When would you suggest we do it? Come on every one is waiting on you.

A class room filled with 4th-ish grade students sit in their desks most looking at the teacher in the front writing a math problem on the board. The teacher having finished turns to the class.

Teacher: Who would like to try this next one on the board? [Some hands go up and some students say "me!"] Sarah, how about you. Here.

The teacher hands Sarah the chalk and she does a problem on the board. She then looks to the teacher for approval she knows she will get.

Teacher: Well what do you think class? Did she do it right? [They nod and say yes] Yes I'd say she did pretty well too. Good job Sarah you can sit down now. Who is next? [Again some hands are raised but the teacher looks at a boy David who sits in the middle of the class who slumps a little and has never raised his hand] David. David how about you come up and do the next one. [He stares back at her eyes wide] It isn't a really hard one. Come on. David?

He slowly gets up out of his chair and shuffles to the board. He begins to write the problem with many pauses in between every thing he writes. He finally finishes and glances at the teacher and then starts to quickly shuffle back but the teacher stops him.

Teacher: David, that part there is multiplication.

David quickly corrects his mistake and then quickly reclaims his seat and slumps downward and looks intently at the book on his desk.