I encourage it. The more interaction with parents and the community, the more I like it. |
If they want to vent, I let them. We work it out. |
It is natural that some of the topless dancers that were arrested will make ridiculous claims to deflect attention from their illegal activities. |
It was a pretty good first quarter. We came out OK; we just didn't match their intensity. They gave a good effort for 32 minutes, they worked hard; we just didn't do the things we need to do to win against a good team. |
It was another nail-biter. The kids dug in. We had some good foul shooting and hung on at the end. |
It was started because we needed to service kids who were having trouble making it in a regular classroom. |
It's a loose atmosphere. They set the tone. My teaching style [in this program] is more personal and less structured. |
Russell County is a good team, and so are we. Both teams came out and played a rough game with a lot of loose balls and a lot of girls going after them. |
Sometimes we play films with a message or games like Trivial Pursuit. It's a way to deal with each other. They have a hard time interacting with other people. It helps build teamwork and coping skills. |
They lack coping skills. They may have emotional baggage, be on probation, or have attendance issues. |
Valley's coach told me they beat Russell County by only a few points last week, and Russell County beat BTW pretty bad a couple of weeks ago. If we can win this game, it would give us an advantage in the area race. |
We laugh a lot. I joke around with them. It eases the tension. |
We've got a little more than a week to get better, because the area tournament is going to be a war. |