The best days of your life…

That’s what the American films try to tell us anyway – yes its school. I’m in a Junior High which is the first three second level grades – from ages 11/12 – 13/14. I’ve only taught the lethargic 3rd graders so far but I can’t help but be amazed by how defined as stereotypes they are. There are the cool kids, the popular (pretty) girls, the good athletes, the geeks, the wannabe cool kid hangers-on and the outcasts. And I can tell who is who by simply looking at them – I don’t even need to understand what the hell they say to each other. It’s made me step back and reconsider all those American high school films – I always thought they exaggerated and caricatured the stereotypes but I’m now thinking that they may just be spot on – here at least.