Cruel or clever?

[33girl]

Originally Posted by UGAalum94

Not that it should make much difference in the overall debate, but I read something recently that suggested the school was planning the traditional "Ghost-Out" thing that the kids all know is fake, with kids pulled out of class and deathlike make-up etc, and it was the kids involved with the planning that said they wanted to make it more real. I'm surprised the adults signed off though.

I'm sure the kids involved with planning the prom think it would make it "more real" if they could have actual alcohol at their Mardi Gras themed prom. I don't see the adults signing off on that one however.

[UGAalum94]

Originally Posted by 33girl

I'm sure the kids involved with planning the prom think it would make it "more real" if they could have actual alcohol at their Mardi Gras themed prom. I don't see the adults signing off on that one however.

No doubt.

I suppose with this whole incident, I wonder how "real" any of the kids thought it was. Not that it's a good strategy, but I think most of them probably knew what was up pretty earlier on and that because most probably didn't buy in wholeheartedly, they didn't really lose that much trust for authority. I suspect most knew it was a drill/ program.

But as a classroom teacher, I couldn't have been a part of that kind of program if the goal was really to make them really think a friend was dead. I just couldn't willingly deliver that much damage, even in the spirit of "it's for their own good."

I do believe that theatrical stuff really does work well with teenagers, and I'm somewhat sympathetic to the efforts to get teenagers to appreciate the risks they face (although I consider it a largely pointless effort).