Catch-Up: Cruel Schools

Gawd, I am so sick of "character education"!!! I think that was the unannounced theme of this week at school. Tuesday was an assembly about Peer Pressure (hate that word, it always means some stupid video or lecture), which I guess wasn't so bad because it got me out of math class, although it extended my L.A. class which is THE worst class thanks to Mrs. Kleman. And on Wednesday, Thursday, and today, we had to talk about Peer Pressure and Bullying during Gym. Again, not *so* bad, becuz that means no gym this week! On Wednesday we watched the "Cruel Schools" video about Bullying and its "Devastating Effects". Ugh. Thursday was "Discussion", where we had to do this worksheet about Bullying and Peer Pressure. And if Cruel Schools wasn't enough, today was a video, *made by teens--for teens*, about Bullying, Peer Pressure, and School Violence (you know--psycho students coming in with guns and shooting people because they "Can't Take It Anymore". Gawd, just go to therapy!). This video featured the Columbine Shooting. It included the phone call that a teacher made to 911, security camera tapes of the shooting in the cafeteria, and pictures of the crime scene after the shooting. It was so disgusting, that the video started with a message that it was "graphic" and I think viewer discretion was advised, like on C.S.I. I walked out of ninth period gym ready to puke. Which is why I am ending this post right now (Yes, Ms. Kleman, I know that's on your list uv ways not to end a paragraph).

In My Ears: "Beep" by The Pussycat Dolls, and Paula Dean in the background (Grandmas...sigh, eye roll)
On My Mind: Halloween, Math Homework (that I'm supposed to be doing right now ;-) ), my birthday party (next Saturday!!!)