Today was plenty of fun. The Pinball unit continued from the previous week. I noticed a lot of similarities to the previous week. The nice thing about my second day at Cortland BOCES was that I got to see a different set of students. There is an A and B day rotation.
Some disciplinary issues were abundant on this beautiful Friday morning. At one point two students were verbally harassing each other. The classroom teacher was on hand for this interaction. She told one boy to sit on the ground and cool off for five minutes. When the student refused she called him out and said, "You've been sliding all over the floor the past 40 minutes. Another 5 won't hurt you." The student knew she was right and quietly obliged.
I was able to have a conversation with my host teacher about how smart the classroom teacher was in dealing with the two students who were bickering. We then went over the dynamics that occur when students and people of every age get into a competitive mode. It was no different than any other cirumstance I have ever experienced in school, athletics, or even on the thruway. Aggression levels rise and sometimes cause participants to cross "the line" to violence or destruction. It was interesting to see how fast a situation could escalate. This is a reminder to me that I need to be ready at any moment for fun to turn into over-heated aggression.
This was also a great lesson in regards to human aggression and the negative effects it can have on society. These two young students mirrored many things that are wrong in our society today.
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