Student #1:
Large, St. Bernard puppy of a student. Might have ADHD. Very intelligent, but also very disruptive. Suspended for nearly two weeks because he was fiendishly wielding a razor blade. Not the kind that you shave with, with the nice little plastic handle. Nope. Just the blade. 'Bout 3 inches long, 1 inch wide. Sharp and pointy and full of tetanus on all sides. Was reported to have calmly dragged it across several students' skins before anyone had to guts to tell me. Best friend of....
Student #2:
Incredibly intelligent. Incredibly charasmatic. Is speeding helter-skelter, ass-over-tea kettle to a life of desperation and depravity. Won't do his work. Doesn't care when he makes other kids cry. Says "I don't care if I end up in jail, long as I don't get raped." Makes "fortune tellers" whose fortunes include "ur a virgin," "ur gay," "ur gonna be a daddy soon," "ur hard," and "ur pregnant." Who likes to hang out with....
Student #3:
Also very intelligent. Problem? She's too comfortable with me. Was given a referral for grabbing my arm, and screaming "GET OVER HERE!" at me, instead of raising her hand and asking for help. Last week slapped a kid in the face as hard as she could, then got mad at ME when consequences were handed out.
All three have ENORMOUS potential. Great memories, great intelligence, great people skills. But they just don't seem to care if they end up with crappy lives. Even though they SEE it day to day, they still don't think it will happen to them. And you can tell them a thousand times that if they follow the same path they'll get to the same place, but it doesn't really matter.
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