Someone brought a pomegranate as a offering for the RaffleKing. That is definitely a first. I told her that the King graciously accepts gratuities, but cannot promise results. “I just wanted him to have it.”
Right now we are well into chapter 7. It’s only been a week (book time) since chapter 1, and S. E. Hinton starts us off by showing a slice of life at the Curtis house. Friends come and go, they get to eat chocolate cake for breakfast, pillow fights. Almost sounds fun. Then we get Pony’s conversation with Randy. Middle schoolers (even today) are surprisingly conservative, and very few of them question Randy’s statement about Bob’s parents needing to “belt him, just once.” They all know what he means, and they’re just shocked when Randy tells the story of Bob coming home drunk and his parents blaming themselves. I like to ask them about their experiences with teachers who didn’t have control of the class. We talk about how it’s no fun when everybody is just doing whatever without consequences. Middle schoolers like consequences. Really. They do. They think everybody should get what he/she deserves. Just as long as it isn’t them. Anyway, we’re getting close to chapter 9. I read to them up through the rumble, and Dally and Pony on their way to see Johnny after. Then I have to let them read 9 and 10 on their
I just read a webnews headline that read: “Twitter is the New CNN.” Where are we going, and why are we in this handbasket? If Mr. Coward were to “tweet” his way through a typical day period (which is about as likely as, oh let’s see, Hell freezing over is too cliche, how about…Bill Gates going broke.) 8:21- the homies r screaming since vp said hand over your heart 4 the pledge – oh the pain! I left the door open: some poor late kid in the hall looks alarmed 8:22- I gotta put a switch on the speaker: more drivel from some underprepared kid talking 2 close 2 the mic…sounds like the bus station back in the day 8:26- blue slip. since it doesn’t say NOW, I set it next 2 the Popple…probly forget it later 8:30- finally!! “share” time is over and we can start – don’t remind me that I told Vero she could share first tomorrow about something she will have forgotten by then if we’re lucky 8:32- checking vocab hw, 1/4 not holding…”why is my grade so low?” it ain’t rocket science people 8:38- correcting warm up…let one of them try to write on the shmartboard …you [...]
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That reminds me of those great SNL skits about the Sofa King. You know, how the prices are "Sofa King" low, the deals are "Sofa King" great, etc. (You obviously have to say those phrases out loud to get the joke.)