For those teachers that get all mad at practical jokes, little "activities" all us kids organize mid-class, and just do it for the heck of it - get a new job.
Sure, you're paid to teach English, or Math, or Biology or whatever, but if you're gonna get paid for doin' somethin', you might as well enjoy yourself, right?
I'm not gonna lie, I've tried to get a couple of my classes to do the wave SO MANY TIMES, and nobody ever does it because the teachers will get mad. And the thing is this isn't going to interrupt the educational process - it's just gonna make it more physically involving. Who wouldn't wanna do the wave after sitting for 75 minutes straight in History not listening to or learning about anything, just working?
On a related note, I was kind of running with the idea of the People Watchers Club, and was also thinking about how much fun the Boys' Soccer Games are to go to, because we've got a really funny and fun student section goin'. I was gonna end up makin' the idea for either the People Watchers Club, or the newly-introduced Sport Watchers Club.
All the Sport Watchers Club would consist of would be a dedicated student fan base that would attend all kinds of the school sporting events - and not just the major football and soccer and baseball games. Volleyball, Wrestling, Marching Band, Academic Team, Dance Team, Swimming, Tennis, and all that kinda stuff need some love too. Being in the club is easy - just sign up for some events you'll attend for sure, show up, cheer the kids on, and go home. Simple as that. Staying in would be more of the challenge, though. You'd have to attend so many events in a nine weeks, and behave yourself and legitimately cheer them on when you're there. You'd have to attend a wide variety of events, too. As kind of a reward or payoff for actively participating in the club, you could get discounts from the Spirit Store, or even free Spirit Wear, or things like that.
All that may sound too "schooly", but I figure it'd be fun and it'd make all the different activities really feel appreciated. It wouldn't hurt to throw in a few fifty-person cheers at a tennis match, just to show how excited everyone is. Or cheer in the middle of a golf course RIGHT in the other team's backswing... well, maybe less of the latter, but still, it'd be a lotta fun.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
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I like the idea and you're welcome to start the wave in my class.
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