​How I Always Answered My Classroom Phone If It Rang In The Middle Of Class.

If my desk phone rang, typically I had to run to answer it because I was on the other side of the room.

Suppose I was teaching Mrs. Green's third grade music class.

I would answer like this:

“Good morning, this is Mr. Holmes, PROUD teacher of Mrs. Green's third grade music class. How may I direct your call?”

Years later, kids would tell me how much they appreciated that I answered that phone with those words.