And Happy Ever After!

[gwyndolen]

Go you! I was most impressed with ITW - y'all have really come a long way. Of course, all of you were delightful, but I was really blown away by Ryan and Maggie. WOW! Your souls were poured into your parts, and it was obvious. Even Goldman (when he wasn't snoring behind me) noticed it and commented. "Ryan Allen really has talent and

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[whateverittakes]

13) Some freshmen punk people tried to take my seat after the fire drill, and I yelled at them and banished them to the other side of the auditorium, and they whispered: "Who's that lady" to the ones that knew who I was. I felt powerful, and pissed that they tried to take my seat, and then were all like, "oh, we're sorry - we didn't know!"
14) Mr. Goldman was snoring in Act II, and the punk kids were talking, and it was very distracting.

I will go along with Kristen. I am Tracy Austin. Another one of your so called "punk-kids". I didn't mean to try to take your seat, I apologize that the fire drill led to some misunderstanding but feeling powerful, what is it to you to think your powerful? Just because your older and "wiser" doesn't give you the right to feel that you rule over 14 and 15 year olds. We didn't know it was your seat, you don't have to be so rude about it, its a simple misunderstanding. Also the whole punk kids thing. You have no room to judge us or label us thinking that you know who we are. By the way. I go to Freeman Highschool and my opinions are in fact my own and not those of any others so in case you have somebody who does know you in your class in future years. Please do not take what I say to you out on them.

Thanks for your opinion

[gwyndolen]

Nice to meet you, Tracy. Considering how you do not know me AT ALL, I don't exactly see how YOU have the right to interpret my rambling (which I assumed was "hobbits-only access" anyway), into some sort of teacher being on a power trip thing. Yes, I commented that I feel powerful. If you were a member of my class, you would know that I have somewhat of a reputation for being reserved, meek, kind, and just a little bit too nice. I rarely punish people, nor do I often boss them around. I treat them with respect, as equals, and as adults. When, however, I feel that I am not being treated with respect, I tend to retaliate, and when I feel that my students are being disrespected(as I did by the way those you were seated with behaved during the performance), I am even less tolerant. From the beginning of the play, the people that were sitting in your group were VERY distracting. I am not accusing you, because I don't even know who YOU are, but I was continually bothered by whispering, laughing, climbing over seats, eating candy, and other distractions from your side of the row. I assumed that those you were sitting with saw me sitting on the end, and was even more angered when I saw that you had taken over my seat. I apologize for seeming harsh, and my first reaction was just to move to another seat, but I knew that if I had to sit near that group of people, I would likely throw you out. I wanted to move you as far away as possible, because I felt strongly that some in your group would continue to be rude to both the audience and the performers, and this was really upsetting me. I apologize if I seemed harsh, but if you knew me, I think you'd understand a bit better. As far as the label goes, "punk" to me is not an insult. It is not a judgment, it is simply a trite phrase used to describe a group of people who appear to be inexperienced. Obviously, several people in your group appeared to be "inexperienced" in how to behave properly in the theater (i.e., climbing over seats, wearing hats, eating, whispering, laughing, changing seats, etc.). As far as the feeling powerful goes, for me, having the assertion needed to ask your group to move was a milestone. I am a fairly new teacher, and often will undergo personal discomfort to avoid confrontation. I was rather PROUD of myself that I asked your group to go back to their original seats, thus the comment about feeling "powerful". It has nothing to do with superiority, but rather, with the fact that I am learning to take control of a situation. I am sorry that I caused YOU to judge and label ME inappropriately, and if you choose to return to GHS to see a production in the future, I hope that you will recognize the correct theater etiquette, or choose to sit with those who do, if you know the proper way to behave. And, I urge you to consider your choice of language and the situation before you accuse others of judging or labeling. I admire your bravery, and appreciate the reminder that I need to be more careful when I post in LJ, considering that my words are open for the universe to see, and although my students understand perfectly my "labels" and the meaning behind them, others may not. I wish you the best.