Young Men's Club - 4/16/08

Today was yet another gorgeous day. I also am very close to the Spring recess. So I was absolutely taking the kids outside. But as always, I have to have a catch. I required that they recite the speech from Romeo and Juliet and that they perform their drumming piece a couple of times. And yet, they managed to somehow to make that a difficult process. So, I admit, I lost my cool for a moment. I had to let them have it. That managed to settle them down and they actually did a really good job. All it takes is a little bit of focus. I wish they could understand that. Anyway, I took them outside which was good for a majority of the kids but no so much for two of them. Since Nasir has been spending so much time clowning around that he's been woefully behind in his drumming skills. Christian, on the other hand, has been pretty good. The problem with him was his lack of focus and his inexorable desire to get on my nerves. As a result, when everyone else went outside to play, I gave private drumming lessons to Nasir and Christian. Which, of course, they loved. I mean it's not like they wanted to run around and play football. But it was, in fact, something that they desperately needed and not just me being sadistic. It really did help them improve their drumming skills. Finally, with about 10 minutes left in club time, I released them into the wild for some running around time. One more day until vacation.