Random Musings

So I'm sitting at work, we just finished finals last week, and we have a two and a half day week then we break for Thanksgiving. It was my assumption that the students would be relatively useless during that time and so thought that I would give the kids a break from the regular lecture and write routine. I decided that I would bring in three games that deal with language and foster interpersonal communication skills, but games that are supposed to be pretty fun none the less. I brought in Apples to Apples, Baulderdash, and Mad Gab. Each game, in my opinion deals with language in an interesting and fun manner, and I figured that the kids would enjoy the games and the break from regular instruction. Apparently I was wrong. The old adage is definitely true! You cannot please the masses.

What should have been a simple exercise has turned into an uphill struggle with a bunch of whiners! I had to make the activity of playing games AN ASSIGNMENT! I actually had to threaten kids with a ZERO in order to get them to play games for the three days! What is wrong with this generation when they refuse to even play! Even when I told them that playing was an assignment, they still complained and I had to threaten giving them a larger essay assignment if they refused to play games. He frustrating thing is that some kids were almost obstinate enough that they were on the fence of choosing the essay over PLAYING GAMES! I don't get it! When I was in school I would have killed to have three day of playing. Kids these days are a pain in my ass!