Reason #6,973 why Fay is clearly the awesomest primary school teacher in the universe, from Bitches:
On a related, 'Gee, Fay is actually rather a witch', note, I have to say how very much I have enjoyed scooping up Daniel and his friend Naddy (who are, what, 4 years old?) twice now, after they hit people/were otherwise mean, and giving them forcible Time Out.
First time, it went down thus:
Me: Hi! (grabbing them both by the hand and holding on for grim death) Congratulations, you have Time Out. Do you know why you have Time Out?
Daniel: (wriggling to no avail)....?
Me: Why do you have Time Out, Daniel and Friend-of-Daniel? What's your name, incidentally?
Naddy: Naddy.
Me: Hi! Something tells me I'm going to be seeing more of you too, eh? So, why do you have Time Out today?
Daniel:.......we hit someone?
Me: (brutally cheerful) That's right! And we don't do things like that. It's not nice. So now you have to sit here with me, instead of playing.
Naddy: ....I want some water.
Me: Yes. Well, that's a pity, isn't it? Because I don't care.
Naddy: !!!!!!!.....but....I'm thirsty.
Me: Yes. See this? This is my not caring face.
Naddy: ....but...but I want to drink!
Me: Yes, I understand. But I don't care even a little bit. You were mean, and now you have Time Out, and I'm not going to let you drink. Don't worry, you'll survive.
Naddy....But...I'm thirsty!
Me: Yes. (Cheerful like Mary Poppins on a sugar high) Isn't is a pity you were punching other kids? 'Cause if you'd been playing nicely, you could just go and get yourself a drink any time you wanted! But now you're stuck here with me, watching other kids have fun and feeling all thirsty. There's a lesson there somewhere, boys.
Naddy: !!!!!!!!!!
Second time was much the same. And I thoroughly enjoyed it, I have to say - particularly the look of incredulity when the trump card of 'I'm Thirsty' failed all over again.