The hood-ied bodies swarmed to the corner of the field, antennae arms thrust into the air, cell phones waving like fans at a rock concert. The focus of this attention, a scuffle after lunch on Wednesday, resulted in no injuries, but I wanted both young people involved to understand how quickly a wrestle can turn into a physical altercation. Saturday School it was.
I opened the front door for the two seventh graders who were joining me this morning. Both sheepishly followed me into the building - subdued greetings and polite "holding of the doors", they were gracious in their guilt-ridden state.
As we walked through the darkened hallways, their heads swiveled and their affect changed. All of the sudden I was peppered with questions: are we the only ones here? Do you have all the keys? Can we take a secret tour? It was kind of cool to be in the building with no other students. And, finally, the comment "this is going to be fun!"
This is no Breakfast Club, though. We are going to be here for three long hours, fully supervised with no down time, and engaged in reflective activities, homework, and some community service. No fun to be had here.
But, it's a great opportunity for me to catch up on some blog posts!
I am sure they were quite disappointed by the agenda.
ReplyDeletePerfect title! I hope the consequences of having to do this in an empty building on a non-school day sink in and they make better choices to NOT join this club again. - Sally
ReplyDeleteThe Breakfast Club was a real game changer for the original group. I hope you’ll let us know how these boys ended their day.
ReplyDeleteI would like a secret tour, too, sometime! But maybe not on a Saturday morning. - Enid
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