8th Grade Retreat

I remember it like it was yesterday even thought it happened a couple of months ago. When we first heard we were having a "Field Study" we were all ecstatic but that quickly changed when we found out it was just another way of trying to "change the 8th grade's spiraling behavior in an innovative method." So, we were separated into groups and color coded i ended up in the RED group... and i figured Well, if they're taking this much time for something so minor lets make the best of it. The day was going pretty well, the 8th grade had no problems (my theory is they weren't acting "bad" because they were in a church...) So before Lunch break we had to go to another class but this one was different than the others because the boys and girls had to be separated from each other, because the names of the works shops were "How to be a Young Lady" and "How to be a Young Man".

As soon as we walked into the workshop we could tell something was gonna be awkward from the start, just by the body language of everyone. The first thing the two women said were "Hey, were gonna teach you how to be a young lady" and... they began with a powerpoint in the powerpoint presentation they targeted a couple "Bad Influences" that the 8th grade females took a liking to, Like The rap artist Nikki Minaj, The reality series "Bad Girls Club" and the model Naomi Campbell (Because she threw her cell phone at people?!) and then they showed us some positive influences like of course Oprah Winfrey, First lady Michelle Obama, And Amazingly Willo Smith they said her songs were very appropriate because she just whips her hair back and forth. (WOW, ikr)

Then they said and i quote, "There is Wifey Material, and there is Hoodrat material and there is NO in between" So, then they asked us which one would we rather be... A "WIFEY" or a "HOODRAT" .... Well you choose? and then they began to talk about hygiene and being a cleanly young lady, like themselves (LMAO) and then before they finished that topic they had a individual conversation with each other about their hair and weather or not Tampons or Pads are better. Uhhh, yea it was a very interesting meeting, Very informative?!.... :| But then sadly the meeting came to a close just when the topic was getting very interesting :( , the meeting was the one high point of the whole Retreat. .The point of the meeting was... "Dont Be a HOODRAT, Be WIFEY MATERIAL.", I think. o_o