I don't know what I was thinking when I decided to start a drumming program in the Young Men's Club. Once you put drumsticks in their hands and a bucket in front of them, it is extremely difficult to keep them from making a huge amount of noise. It is also very tough to get them to listen to anything you have to say. They were in a very restless mood today. Having a very difficult time listening in general. I had to put the entire group in a time out for about 10 minutes. Today was also the day when a lot of students who weren't in the club on Friday returned. This meant that we had to take time to teach them the new drum beats for the Black History Month show. This, in turn, created a bit of a mess. The kids who knew it were frustrated by the kids who didn't know it. The kids who didn't know it were defensive and moody. So, unfortunately, the victories that we achieved on Friday were not able to be re-created. However, the good news is that there's plenty of time and we will definitely be able to pull it together in time for the show.
And just a quick little tangent. Before my club started, all of the kids from different programs were waiting in the cafeteria. Thankfully, because the rules have been established early, the kids in my club are relatively tame. The kids in other clubs, however, are wild. They run around the cafeteria with reckless abandon. And they fight constantly. There's one particular kid, not in my club, who I can't stand. He ended up getting into a fight. He also happened to be getting his ass kicked. Quite frankly, they made me feel pretty good. And even more frankly, I decided to take my time going over their before I helped break the fight up. There were other adults there to step in but it turned out that my strength and size were definitely needed. And I provided them with that. Eventually.
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Way to go D!
I think some times just desserts are a necessary lesson to get some sense in to these rugrats. I guess It's a type of tough love. Sometimes we pick things up very quickly and sometimes we need some sense beat into us. I think mother nature created us that way... far be it for me to contradict the forces of nature.
Aren't you afraid some parent might read this and bitch to your superiors? That aside, good for you. Some personalities do not want to be reasoned with and can only learn the hard way. It's a lot of responsibility. I'm glad you take it seriously. Good luck.
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