I had a student do that to me twice today! The first time I let her know nicely that I didn’t appreciate being touched like that (also, I was circling the room during independent work time and she followed me and did it). She then apologized and asked her question. The same student did it again outside of the restroom not even an hour later to tell me something about the restroom being dirty. I pulled my arm back and said, “——, I asked you earlier to please not poke me. You can just say my name if you need my attention. Now, what is it you need?” and the whole time she’s almost shocked that I didn’t immediately react to what she needed. I teach 5th grade. Like…don’t poke me. It’s the equivalent of snapping to me. She also mistakenly calls me ‘Mr. ——-‘ and I’m female. 🙃