Silly Bandz
ok, i work in a school, i know all about these bands. goods, bads of course. when i was a kid, we had those black jelly bracelets i think they were called. pull up any picture of madonna from the 80s and you'll see what i mean. so all of a sudden, there are these stupid stories about how schools are banning them from the building. the following is one teacher's response...
"It's a distraction," says Jill Wolborsky, a fourth-grade teacher at my son's school, who banned them from her classroom before the principal implemented a schoolwide ban. One student stole some confiscated Bandz from her desk, choosing them over the cash in her drawer.
Students fiddle with them during class and arrange swaps - trading, say, a bracelet with a mermaid for one with a dragon - when they should be concentrating on schoolwork, teachers say. Sometimes a trade goes bad - kids get buyer's remorse too - and hard feelings, maybe even scuffles, ensue."
jill, where were you when the kid went into your desk? watch closer next time. if you leave the room, lock your door. problem solved.
ok. fiddling with them in class? as long as it's not distracting, let them fiddle. i personally am a fidget, and need something to occupy me so i can focus on things. i am currently fiddling with my bandz, and still manage to type.
swaps happen all the time. been swapping baseball cards for 30 years. have i made some bad deals, of course. have there been arguments, of course. but what did i do? i took a can of suck it up, took responsibility for my actions, and got on with my life.
boo hoo. feelings will always get hurt. and as for buyers remorse, don't even get me started on my 2003 nissan xterra 4 cylinder. ouchie.
bottom line, kids will be kids. you have 10 days left of school. get moving.
"It's a distraction," says Jill Wolborsky, a fourth-grade teacher at my son's school, who banned them from her classroom before the principal implemented a schoolwide ban. One student stole some confiscated Bandz from her desk, choosing them over the cash in her drawer.
Students fiddle with them during class and arrange swaps - trading, say, a bracelet with a mermaid for one with a dragon - when they should be concentrating on schoolwork, teachers say. Sometimes a trade goes bad - kids get buyer's remorse too - and hard feelings, maybe even scuffles, ensue."
jill, where were you when the kid went into your desk? watch closer next time. if you leave the room, lock your door. problem solved.
ok. fiddling with them in class? as long as it's not distracting, let them fiddle. i personally am a fidget, and need something to occupy me so i can focus on things. i am currently fiddling with my bandz, and still manage to type.
swaps happen all the time. been swapping baseball cards for 30 years. have i made some bad deals, of course. have there been arguments, of course. but what did i do? i took a can of suck it up, took responsibility for my actions, and got on with my life.
boo hoo. feelings will always get hurt. and as for buyers remorse, don't even get me started on my 2003 nissan xterra 4 cylinder. ouchie.
bottom line, kids will be kids. you have 10 days left of school. get moving.
