Young Men's Club - 5/22/08

Today's club was pretty much a piece of cake. That, of course, was due to the new policy of sending the poorly behaved kids out of the room. It just makes my life so much easier. The "Three Amigos" are no longer my concern. They get a very short leash. Nasir was the first to go. It seemed like he was trying at the beginning but he just couldn't keep it together. Basically, he's addicted to class-clownery. Next was Jourdan. It wasn't that he was doing anything major to piss me off. He just kept doing a bunch of little things over and over again. He'd start a little side conversation then back off; Give a little push to a kid and then back off; Finally, when he started making gross nasal noises, I had had enough. Did the punishment fit the crime? Who knows. I don't really care at this point. I am so tired of all of these clubs being about trying to keep him in line. Last was Christian. He was actually hanging in there for awhile. But in the end, he too could not control himself. It was a couple of little things to start. Then, when I was trying to speak, he began to openly play the drums. And that was that. I honestly don't know why these kids have to keep testing me every single day. What signals am I giving that says that I won't punish them if they misbehave? Oh well, if they want to learn the hard way, that's their problem.