We all know the saying, "Kill 'em with kindness." Right?
I know I've been hearing that forver. Well, I have news for you. It doesn't always work. Period. End of sentence.
Sometimes, it turns out you just need to get a little rough with people and tell them exactly how it's going to be. So today, for my two hours that have been giving me a bit of trouble, we had a good, old- fashioned come to Jesus meeting.
I laid it out. And, for today at least, it worked.
Hallelujah!
They actually sat at their desks with a laptop and typed pretty quietly for about 45 minutes. It was a pretty amazing feat considering last week they couldn't contain themselves for more than about 30 seconds without needing a reminder to shut their yaps.
But man, I tell you kids are persistent and negotiators. They will do everything in their power to convince you they need to work with a partner or they will be quiet even though everything they have demonstrated in the last 2 weeks was an absolute inability to be successful at partner work or silence. :)
So victory on day 9. I'll take it, friends. I'll take it!