I've been trying to write this blog post for the last two weeks and I can't seem to start it right, so I guess I'm just going to keep typing. I hope you'll keep reading as I try to figure this out.
I have a challenging group of kids this year. I know this because everyone and their mom told me ahead of time that I would have a challenging group of kids this year. I also know this because last year, I saw these kids walk out of classrooms with impunity, throw each other across the hallway in play fights that became more than play, swear with creativity and without compunction at their teachers and each other, and, worst of all, put their heads down, on their desks, in their cell phones, casting themselves out of the school building and away from our reach.
