Unfortunately...it begins again...
Last year, I unfortunately had a VERY bad problem in my room...stealing. If you've ever stepped foot in my classroom, you know that my room is just filled with 'stuff', all of which fits the thematic focus of my art room, which is the inclusion of visual culture into the art world. Toys, books, lunch boxes, posters, Legos, art works...all of these things adorn my classroom, and I'd like to think that it's one of the most colorful classrooms maybe anywhere. It's probably the ONLY classroom with a golden toilet. But...unfortunately, there are those that take advantage of the 'coolness' of my classroom and take things from it. As I said, it was a huge problem last year, and despite talking to all of my classes at the beginning of the year, it's unfortunately begun again.
The Blue Beetle, one of my personal all time favorite super heroes, has gone missing. He sits, or rather he sat, right on my desk with his partner in crime, Booster Gold. They were gifts to me from my daughters, and being kind of small, they were great 'desk decoration' for my art room, and have been so for a number of years. But alas...no more.
Now, I'm not looking to hire out anyone as detectives to search any book bags or lockers, nor am I looking for sympathy. However, given that there were a large number of items stolen from my room last year, I just wanted to bring it to your attention. It's extremely disheartening that it's happening again this year. I'm going to be talking to all of my classes AGAIN about how we should be respectful of items in the art room, and hope that it stops any further stealing. I'd hate to take my art room apart and have a boring old white walled classroom...but I've decided to do that to prove my point if needed. Personally, while I don't think I'll ever see the 'ol Blue Beetle again, I just want the stealing to stop and for the kids to understand that it's just not right. So, hopefully this is the first and last time you have to hear about the art room stealing saga. I certainly hope it's the last time I have to discuss it...it's becoming highly frustrating to discuss. I hope everyone is having a great week!
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