Spoke too soon!
Okay, maybe I shouldn't have been lamenting the dullness of life. This afternoon, I was actually with the 7th graders for study hall during the lock & drop drill. That classroom has a huge, wide glass door. The whole point of the drill is to hide. So we all (about 20 or so) crammed into the one-seater bathroom which is off the classroom. That's one way to get to know each other better. And just picture 20 7th graders in such a confined area...they couldn't quite get the silence thing down. "Whose leg is that?" "Who touched me?" Lots of giggles. Then the sound of a flushing toilet. From there, it was hopeless. Even I was laughing.
Then I realized that the classroom we're sort of in has a broken intercom. We'll never hear the all clear. And there's still 20 minutes before the bell. So after about five minutes, I broke rank and went outside to check. Sure enough, everyone else is back to class. I returned to share the good news, but the kids had relocked the bathroom door from the inside and were too loud to hear me telling them to come out. Finally, I got their attention and they came back out. It was definitely the highlight of their day. And it sure made mine more interesting. Being locked in a bathroom with 20 seventh graders...I'll have to add that to my list of 'unique' experiences in Thailand.
Then I realized that the classroom we're sort of in has a broken intercom. We'll never hear the all clear. And there's still 20 minutes before the bell. So after about five minutes, I broke rank and went outside to check. Sure enough, everyone else is back to class. I returned to share the good news, but the kids had relocked the bathroom door from the inside and were too loud to hear me telling them to come out. Finally, I got their attention and they came back out. It was definitely the highlight of their day. And it sure made mine more interesting. Being locked in a bathroom with 20 seventh graders...I'll have to add that to my list of 'unique' experiences in Thailand.
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