  This weekend passed by like a rocket. We didn't do much (which was just fine with me), but now it's time to go to bed, and I have to get up and go to school tomorrow. Phillip reminded me this evening that we hadn't made the trip to Wal-Mart that I needed to take. I needed to go and buy prizes for my kids. So we finished our cups of coffee and took the truck over to Wally World. I headed straight for the toy section.
I asked my students what kinds of prizes they wanted me to have, and they told me. Holy Crap. Yu-Gi-Oh. Bratz. Hot Wheels. Light up yo- yo.
Transformers. Did you know how expensive toys have gotten? I walked out of Wal-Mart with one bag. And I payed over $50 for it. As we were walking out to the truck, Phillip brought up an interesting point. He remembered that as a kid, he didn't get things like these.
He wasn't so easily bought. I remembered as well... I don't ever remember having to be bribed to behave. And that's really what it is, no matter what the text books say. Extrinsic motivation. Working for something that you want.
Are we babying children these days? Or have families changed so much that children are being exposed to the harshness of life to early... and they can't handle it? Then again... I am in SpEd. Is it just that these kids can't handle life? Do they get away with more at home?
Or are they a product of their parents? Were their parents this troubled and no one noticed? Agh. My head hurts. peace out, yo! :) jenn 
