Where to begin? So many parts to this phenomenon. So many variables impacting daily life. So many different elements in play. The month of March, in the world of education (let along middle schools!), is typically a crazy, unbalanced state of existence.
Notice I have avoided terms that would provide either negative or positive connotation. Perhaps the reader will look into this one way or another, but from the writer's end, the goals is to simply examine the current reality. As the oft-mocked and sometimes discarded saying goes - it is what it is.
The seasons are starting to do battle, as winter begrudgingly gives way to spring. Winter sports run through their insane gauntlets of playoffs and championships at both the high school and college level, with tryouts for spring/summer sports already beginning (or never ending...looking at you, soccer and dance). Here in MN the high school hockey tournaments definitely attract much attention. In school, kids are fighting the constant battle of taking on more responsibility and learning versus enjoying more freedom and certain "rights of passage" with growing up. Spring Break looms ahead, with the lucky ones looking forward to a getaway and much-needed distraction.
Put all of this in a social experiment blender like a middle school, and what you usually get is some interesting behavior, somewhat questionable decision making (even more so than usual), and really, really high energy levels. If only I'd been keeping a count so far of the total head shakes, laughs, eyebrow raises, confused looks, and questions like "huh?" I've demonstrated so far this month...
Oh, and it's only the 6th! 😅 Buckle up everybody
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