Drama Club - 3/17/08

Once again I've learned that boys and girls are incredibly different. I tried the same disciplinary approach with some of the girls that I did with the boys. The results were quite different. I exclude the girls who are repeatedly disruptive. One in particular is Jasmin. The problem with isolating Jasmin is that she enjoys sitting out of the activities. In fact, that seems to be true with all of the girls. With the boys, the idea of being excluding is more of a punishment. With the girls, it's a relief. I guess it's back to the drawing board. I'm also starting to learn the personalities of my new students. Angelina is making an impression on me and not in a good way. I told the class that, because of their behavior, they would not be rewarded with lollipops. I think that's fair. If you behave badly you shouldn't be rewarded. Well, little miss Angelina, decided to ask me for a lollipop after I made this announcement. I, of course, said no. She then proceeded to demand a reward by staring at me and only saying the word, "lollipop," with a rather mean expression. I, of course, retaliated with complete indifference at her efforts. The Jedi Mind Trick only works with those who are weak-minded. Someone should tell her that. Despite a lot of kicking and screaming, I was able to assign the first four lines in the opening speech of, "Romeo and Juliet," and there was a lot of resistance on that one. But we are moving forward. I'm having them do scenes from Romeo and Juliet and it's good that we are starting the process early because it's going to take a long time.