Um...no...I don't think so.

So obviously, kids are crazy. Did you all hear about the boy who decapitated his mom? C-R-A-Z-Y!!! Michelle and I had a brief IM conversation about it and she brought up a very valid point. Everyone around here goes on and on about how low the crime rate is, but every five seconds there’s a news report about a suicide or someone committing some heinous murder…heinous like stuff that we (referring to folks in the States) only see in movies.
Perhaps it’s Fidgety Friday, and maybe everyone is tired, ready to go, and had a long week but that’s no excuse for the students to be down right rude…ALL DAY! In my 5th period class, over 50% of the students were talking THE WHOLE TIME! It didn’t’ help that their teacher had them sitting in groups. So, I decided to walk around during the lesson…and what did I find? One of the boys in the back of the classroom was playing with a piece of metal, about 2 inches long, that had a sharp edge, and appeared to be some sort of attachment to a tool used to cut. Whatever it was, it was close enough to a knife so I put my hand out for him to give it to me. He closed it in his fist and held his closed fist over my palm. Then he pulled his hand away as if he wasn’t going to give it to me. Once he realized that I hadn’t and wasn’t going to move, he gave it to me and I put it in my pocket. Usually when I take stuff from students during class (toys, notes, etc), I give it back when the bell rings. Not this time…he ain’t about to shank me when I’m not looking. So, I carried it to the teachers room and handed it to the JTE. I wonder what will become of that situation. She had class with them again the next period but I didn’t have to go. I honestly don’t think they even punish kids at this school (my city school) and that’s a problem.