Sergio is one of those kiddos that finds any excuse to get out of his seat. He's constantly outside "blowing his nose". His pencil always needs sharpening. And then there are times when I can't discern why he is up again.
I changed some seats around to put Sergio nearer to me, because he was also feeding off the energy of the other boys who were goofing off. There's about three to five of them (depending on the day) in seventh period.
Middle school boys at the end of the day? Yeah, this is pretty typical.
Thursday. The previous day I had gotten an email that the first episode of school TV was available. There's a TV production class, and they go around and film various school things and put together a video that comes out every so often. (I've written about this before, but I can't locate the post.)
I like the school TV, so I added it to my plan for the classes. First and fifth periods were happy to see the show. It was only about three minutes long.
Then in came seventh period. I started off with their warm up. Then I opened up the episode...
Sergio... Well, Sergio didn't want me to play the episode.
I should back up here. Since I had seen the episode twice already, I knew what the issue was. Sergio was in the episode. He interviewed a couple students. There was another bit where he was on screen acting something out (having to do with the new cell phone policy). It's safe to say he's taking the TV production class, and he's likely doing well already as he and his group got quite a lot of screen time.
He did nothing embarrassing. Seriously. His parts were well done.
But he was embarrassed. And squirming.
He looked for tissue to "blow his nose". (We had run out.) He looked for a way out, ultimately ducking under his desk.
I mean, he had to know that his clips were going to be seen. Right?
I feel no remorse. I showed it. And then it was over.
And then we went back to the art lesson for the day.
Is this terrible of me? I probably shouldn't have enjoyed this as much as I did. But enjoy it I did.
Sergio really has a "running" problem.
ReplyDeleteYup, he does.
DeleteI can remember some of that self-consciousness. But on the other hand, I think it’s good that you showed the school TV to the class, especially as he did a good job in his segments
ReplyDeleteThey enjoy it. They like seeing friends on screen. Just not themselves.
DeleteMaybe he thought he wouldn't be in the room when it was played. lol
ReplyDeleteSergio needs to learn how to live with his newfound success!
ReplyDeleteI'm a bit surprised Sergio wasn't bragging about it. Sounds like the sort of thing other students would be envious of his doing. Does he hide behind his tissues?
ReplyDeleteHide? No, it's more of an excuse to go outside, probably to see who's walking by.
DeleteNot terrible! Sergio needs that to get out of his shyness!
ReplyDeleteI agree. :) Be well!
DeleteShy he is not. At least, not interacting with his peers in person.
DeleteHe does t like to see himself on screen
ReplyDeleteClearly not. Which is funny considering that he chose to be in front of the camera.
DeleteI will admit that I "get" Sergio here. Context - I teach Theatre here in Australia and we cover both onstage and film production (high school is Year's 7 to 12 here). And performing on stage is very different to seeing yourself on screen. Our "policy" is we show everything the kids make, it is part of the learning opportunities for all students, but we allow those in the film to step out of the room while it is playing if they wish. It happens more in the younger years, but I have had seniors step out as well (including a couple of who have gone on to have very successful international careers).
DeleteAnd that's the only reason I kinda sorta feel guilty for enjoying his squirming. Because I know how it feels to feel that self conscious.
DeleteI wonder...if you take that kind of class...shouldn't you expect to see yourself on screen? Luckily, I strongly suspect he'll grow out of it.
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