*eye roll*
It's a rubber band. If you're a teacher who has lost control of the classroom because your students are swapping rubber bands...well, honey, I question if teaching is the right profession for you. (Better ban the paper clips. I hear they make pretty distracting necklaces.)
What happened to the old school teachers? You know, the ones that had to deal with slap bracelet burns?
And pegged jeans? Hey, in some high schools, those pegs were a perfect place to hide your dime bag.
And 80's hair? I wouldn't even try to keep order in a classroom where the girls looked like this.
*Side note: My sister Jen had this hair, and it was awesome.Teachers, please get a grip. If the worst thing The Limited Too set does in your room is fling oddly shaped rubber bands at each other, you've got it made.
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Oh my! The hair!! The jeans!!! Totally takes me back to junior high. I have LOTS of photos with almost everyone in them looking just like that! Ha!
p.s. just came across your blog via Aunt Becky's...love it!
Ditto your whole post. Though I wouldn't be a teacher for all the money in the world, nasty bratty kids.
Oh the slap bracelets. Wild times.
Remember Units? The belt that can be a tube top that can be a skirt? Never got any...Mom didn't let me.
LOVE the flashback fads!!
I must be old because the hair pic feels like just yesterday....
...slap bracelets...never heard of them....
lol. i'm with you. i can understand (as a teacher) 'banning' the trading of them during class time, but between classes or on the playground? not a biggie.
(and walgreens sells them 2 for $5. i just bought some for anthony's little cousins. they were thrilled.)
as a teacher, they'd be a problem one time and one time only. that's how i roll. and we totally could not have slap bracelets in music class.
I keep telling Jared if the 80's make a full blown come back I'll never have to do my hair again. I could totally pull that look off...even without the aquanet.
Ah, slap bracelets. I am happy, these silly bands are one thing my 7 year old hasn't decided he "has to have".
Love the pictures... I totally sported both those looks back in my tween/teen years. :o)
And I totally agree with you. It seems that too big of a deal is made out of trivial things and not enough of a big deal is made out of more important things (like bullying) nowadays.
I take it back, he came home from school with one of those goofy things...and promptly broke it after 30 seconds. He wants to go to the store to buy more. Oh yippee.
放棄者不會勝利，勝利者永不放棄。........................................
I always did love Big Hair! I love your post. It is a shame our education system has been reduced to petty rules. I guess those petty rules were needed to replace the 10 commandments!
P.S. When I taught college composition, I did ban dip and spit bottles from my class - though on the basis of creating an environment of professionalism.
Hehe that was gigglesome :)
Teachers get a grip INDEED!
Too many teachers get too worked up about the unimportant things. (I'm saying this as a teacher who has learned that you must choose the battles you fight.)
My juniors and seniors don't get into the trading of silly bands during class. We have more of a problem with texting during class. ARGH! If they would put as much effort into their school work and they do their communication with friends, they'd all be geniouses!
Hahahahahahaha! I was just browsing through blogs and came across yours...I teach 2nd grade and I'll admit the oddly shaped "rubber bands" did get on my nerves but never to a breaking point :) Man did we have fun with those slap bracelets! I think I wore a black and pink slap bracelet complete with my black stretch "biker shorts" which had a hot pink stripe down each side! haha thanks for the laugh!
Hahaha! I love it! I teach 2nd grade and though they did get on my nerves I'm thankful they didn't make a noise like our ol Slap bracelets! I think I wore my pink and black slap bracelet with my black "biker shorts" which had a hot pink stripe down each side! What was I thinking!?
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