I had to share something with you that happened at school. On Tuesday I had $400 stolen from my pocketbook, money that I took that day to pay my mechanic for work done on Billy's car. My students (seniors and sophomores) were outraged that someone "disrespected me." (I would use betrayal.) About 15 of my senior boys from one of my "Sports in Literature" classes, took it upon themselves to discover the culprit. THEY gave the police the name and when grilled, the student fessed up and was arrested. Petit larceny. The kids want retribution--I want it to go away. I spent a few minutes in each of my 5 classes telling the kids that I don't want them to do anything to this kid. One kid wants to "punch his teeth in," another wants to "re- arrange his face" and still another wants to "take care of him." Former students of mine have approached me in the hallway telling me, "Say the word, Ms Kroh, just say the word." The implication is clear. I am a non-violent person, but I definitely feel the love. Penny in NY ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================