Today was a day of History and Geography and (Finally) Coaching.
That meant I saw the last half of October Sky and Invictus and watched as some guys played basketball. I got some good observations on life, and had a good day of subbing.
1) October Sky is still a great movie. I don't care at all about rockets, but now I want to build one with my kids and remember to tell them how special they are and not take them for granted.
2) Rugby consists of extremely large men grunting and pushing each other around. Somehow, this united a racially divided country in the 90's under the leadership of God and Good Will Hunting. Also seemed to be a good movie with surprising little about rugby (as evidenced by my lack of knowledge of what the sport is).
3) There are certain students that respond to being told to be quiet repeatedly in this formula: First, half deny then say 'OK.' Second, show indignation at being caught/accused. Third, say it was someone else. Fourth, glare at the teacher. These students tend to have a sort of attitude of entitlement. I do not like this attitude because I don't care if you are an athlete or star student or teacher's kid or of one race or another or normally a good kid. You talk when I ask you not to, I'll know your name. If I know your name, it is usually not good.
4) Basketball pick-up teams are interesting. The best players are not the ones who rule the roost. The ones who think they are the best rule the team. They never switch out with other kids, and no one challenges them. I do not understand this, but remember it being this way when I was a kid, and I never spoke up.
I've decided that I like High School despite the slight issues today. And I like 7th and 8th grade. 5th and 6th are not my favorites. Mostly 7th and up will listen- unless they are entitled.
And, I get to watch lots of movies I haven't seen.
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