Friday, September 13, 2013

He’s baaaa-aaaaaaak


In your mind, imagine the iconic music from Jaws or Pyscho and the feeling of dread those sounds bring to mind. That’s how I felt when a young man named C. strode right into the middle of my 6th period class and announced loudly, “Hey Ms. N – I’m back! Aren’t you glad to see me?” Now, this kid is adorable; he’s tiny and got dimples.  He looks like a cherub, but his behavior is anything but cherubic. He is henceforth known as Streakerboy – due to an unfortunate incident last year where he was caught streaking in his underclothes across campus after school. He actually made it across the field and over the fence and they didn’t catch him then, but they catch up with all of his “friends” who had caught it all on their cell phone video cameras. Gotta love technology! He was promptly disciplined by admin, and I heard about it a few days later.

His behavior issues are a significant problem in class. He is a class clown, loves attention, talks back at every opportunity and rarely completes work. Working his way up through numerous levels of behavior contracts and SSTs with parents didn’t help last year. I certainly hope he has matured some this year.

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