War is on

When you teach high school students, 400, 15-18 year olds, you do whatever it takes to get their attention and hold it. I have recently noticed that in my battle against inattentive high school students, I have taken out all the stops and am using all the arsenals in my possession to win them over. This includes mimicing their speach. I have taken to using phrases that are no more than 5 words, for example.."you (point at them), tired? (make a laying head down gesture)". My mannerisms and speach now resemble those of a kindergarten student. As well, hairstyles and fashion sense, I am starting to look and dress like them. Don't worry no short high school uniforms yet. However, some the clothes they wear I now think are kind of cute, vs. hideous when I first came. I now sport a very Japanese haircut that I style every morning with hair wax. It has been razored and has become very piecey.

I think the biggest thing I do is smile at them. It seems like the kids are not used to people smiling and laughing. I mean genuine smiles and laughter. From my observations many of the teachers never smile or laugh at their kids, they just yell at them. I have pattened the tilt my head a little, flash the dimple, and smile move. Both the boys and girls seem to think I am kawaii, which is good in the land of cuteness. Cuteness wins you points and perhaps will allow me to somehow take over the world one day....ha ha ha...(evil laugh)...if not that, then perhaps will make my kids more attentive in class. So far so good, my Gr. 12's seem to have fallen for it.