Kids these days...

First of all you should know that our school does not allow cell phones to be on during school time, which includes detention. Secondly, as I start detention each day I remind them to keep their cell phones off and put away. Third, (and you'll need this one last) students are to work on school related work and there is to be no sleeping during detention.

So I'm sitting in detention with students who didn't do what they were supposed to do at school and I have a student start texting while he is in detention. I wait, and observe him doing this for a while to be sure he really thinks he is getting away with it, I mean it was only 20-25 minutes into the detention of which he had a 2 hour detention.

So, when I go to take his phone, he of course denies he had it out, then when I take it he asks if he can have it back at the end of detention. I decided that I would contact our deans' office since they were still here. They tell me that if mom doesn't come get it that it stays here at school and they are waiting on mom to call them back. Mommy calls and says what any good mother should have "Keep the phone and I'll come by tomorrow sometime and get it!" :) YEAH MOM! It was his second offense having his cell phone taken this year, so he is looking at 1 day In-School Suspension and he'll loose the privilege of even bringing the phone to school.

THEN, when you think it all couldn't get better...I have a student tell me that he doesn't have anything else to do and he is going to sleep the remainder of the time, almost an hour of his 2 hour detention! I had already woke him up 1 time to warn him about sleeping. The second time I woke him he said go ahead and write his name down for sleeping.

Wow, I don't understand why kids think they can get away with these things. Is there no discipline at home or WHAT? I'm open for discussion on this one!

Tired...

This week has been one that would wear out anyone, that's for sure. Between finally getting my boy back, going to court Tuesday, finding out we have no agreement on file and to have NO agreement filed that day(ARG!!), getting yelled at on the phone, and a WHOLE LOT MORE I've gotten tired this week. I got to finish out my week (Thurs & Fri) reading the state of Indiana's "End of Course Assessment for Biology I" 5-7 times both days! Let me just say, "Oh the Joys!". I'm kinda glad I could do that because it did keep me a little busy, but I really missed being in the classroom.

I have really enjoyed working with Kelli, and look forward to next year (and ending this year!). Thanks for being a great friend and a great boss. Happy Mother's Day all and Happy Birthday (a little early) to Aiden! :)

Blessings,
Mark