I've always heard teachers complain about how much the last couple weeks of school suck because normally good kids develop ADD, and kids who already have ADD go buck wild. Well, I would say that is definitely true.
In my 3 classes, we've had 3 kids suspended in the past 3 days: and one kid even got suspended the day he returned from a previous suspension! It's simply mind-boggling how the whiff of summer vacation will whip up all kinds of rebelliousness and devilishness in kids.
What compounds the problem is the fact that teachers take this time to get "sick". No joke, we've had an average of 6-10 teachers call in sick every day now which breaks the structure many of my students need to stay on task. (Students in my program don't take well with subs) When students get sent down to our punishment room, they naturally feed off each other's craziness and as more kids join the mix, the results are often headache inducing and stress-filled.
Needless to say, I've gone through many daydreams where I'm yelling at a kid or even punching them (usually in the face). In return, I've been cussed out every day, ran into and lightly punched and elbowed (as I'm preventing students from running out of the room), and inadvertently headbutted on the nose.
Last day of school can't come soon enough...
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