Friends,

I'm not sure this is the right place, but here goes anyway.

As some of you know I have been teach junior college at a local community college for 3+ years now.

So I'm typically dealing with 18 and 19 year olds, however, the last two semesters the students are much more disruptive, rude and immature.

It's been a challenge. One of my students, who I like and is bright, has ADHD. He can't keep quiet for more than three minutes, which really makes the class difficult to manage.

Yesterday, was our last day before Spring Break, so everyone was distracted.

At one point I felt someone come up close to my back. I turned and there was John (not real name, student with ADHD). I asked him if he put something on my back, and he said, "No.", but a handful of students were laughing. I asked one of my more mature students, and he said no there was nothing on my back. About 15 minutes later, my maturist student asked if there was some reason I had an clothes pin attached to my collar in back.

So far my cousin has said that she thinks it was affectionate, and means that my students see me as approachable.

Any other thoughts or comments.

EJ