Dear friends of PC!
I am so touched by the responses of support and caring, the suggestions, and the validations!
Only here on PC could one find such friends and valuable, helpful, and HEALING feedback!
David...I just want to say "hats off" to you for succeeding with the tough inner city delinquents! I could never EVER even consider such a job! You should be proud of your success, and I intend to try some of your suggestions.

Yes...it is sad when good kids are deprived of enjoying my art class because of the hooligans who disrupt and destroy. I have tried separating them into two groups....rewarding the students who really want to do art, while giving boring tedious bookwork assignments to the ones who disrupt. It has helped somewhat, but only for a day or so....

So glad the weekend is here...time to chill.
Love to all of you!
Patty