Drama Club - 2/6/08

The kids were in rare form today. It took them a really long time to settle down. Since this club is mostly girls, there is a completely different dynamic. Their acts of defiance are a little more subtle. They just have this feeling that whatever there doing or talking about is more important than anything that I have to say. And because I am a control freak, this bothers me. They did manage to get it together long enough to do a couple of run-throughs of the Black History show. And it went fairly well. It's going to take some work but it was a good start. But then all hell broke loose. After the run-through, I told them to split up into three groups. Now this one girl, Jamir, is a bit of an outcast. And since no one wanted to be in a group with her, she went into a corner, buried her head, and started crying. I decided to end the club right then and there. I was just very pissed off that they weren't listening. And because I'm sadistic, I'm always coming up with clever and cruel ways to make them pay psychologically. The school provides snacks for the kids and usually there's extra. I tell them that if they're good, I'll give them the extra. But because of their meltdown, I gave them a lecture instead. Then I gave the one good student her snack and then promptly threw the remaining snacks (Oatmeal Raisin cookies) in the trash. Right in front of them. Yeah. That's how I roll.