Worst for the kids. Kids RUN to avoid it!
If a student is late to class, rather than be a disruption, they are to report directly to the "commons" aka cafeteria. Once there they have to copy the Tardy Sweep Rules in their own handwriting and then sit.
Quietly.
For about 40 min.
No homework.
No talking.
No bathroom breaks.
NO sleeping.
Did I mention all this is whole listening to Pavarotti or a variety of classical music/arias? I am convinced Opera is the equivalent to nails on a chalkboard for a teenager.
Admittedly, by the end of the semester even I am tired of listening to it.
Of course there is a simple solution. Don't be late. Don't let your girlfriend or boyfriend keep you from handling your business and get to class.
My responsibility is to make sure the knuckleheads who find tardy sweep follow the rules and don't cause a bigger problem than being tardy. I only despise the job when a kid uses tardy sweep to get out of not having their work done or act like a monster.
I do not complain about Tardy Sweep.
It is not my favorite part of the day, but I am not grading papers so I will stand. I will watch the knuckleheads and the kids who just made a mistake. I will not let the knuckleheads ruin my day.
I thought that would be a problem when I first started, but it really just makes me appreciate my athletes more. When I get back to the training room there are students who will listen to me, talk to me, and don’t want to end up in the AP office or with a suspension. They are just high school kids, no more, no less.
Word to the wise…get to class!!!
Inspiration song…”Run This Town” by Jay-Z, Kanye West, & Rhianna
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