PE classes at school are always rowdy, especially the classes during 6th and 7th hour. Part of this is because the gym is not a regular classroom; there are no chairs and desks, and this break in routine makes the kids think it's okay to run around. The other problem is that the coaches have to have two PE classes in the gym at the same time; twice as big an audience for these kids as normal.
6th and 7th hour are so bad, the coaches are just despairing by the end of the day. One of them has told me repeatedly "I just can't take it anymore." So today, he did something different.
They came into the gym, scattered widely, talking loudly (two big no-nos; as an alternative school, students are supposed to walk down the hall in single file lines, with no talking). So he made them go out, line up, and come back in quietly. And of course there was talking, so they had to do it again. And again. All hour.
Unfortunately, the rest of the teachers can't get away with doing this. But I have some hope that the PE classes won't be quite as bad after this.
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