Preface and Introduction by troublemakers

Connections: 

In the beginning of the "Introduction" paper. It talks about this sense of "power," "I had power over him, and his success relied on his ability and willingness to accept that." I really focused on this quote because it can relate to one of my campers I had this summer. With counseling a summer camp, comes with a lot of crazy and uncontrollable kids. I had this one kid named Ethan and he was about to get kicked out of camp for his outgoing behaviors. The director gave him one more change to stay in the camp but he had to succeed. I personally used my power to help this kid succeed. I focused more on him and what he was doing throughout the day so it was tough for him to get in trouble. The director put it in my hands because I had power over Ethan. It reminds me of Anthony in this text and how they refer to him. It gave this poor teacher nightmares and made her day a lot longer than it had to be. 

Also in the second "preface" section, the author highlights as a human being school isn't the only place people must be treated free but it should also be a place to learn. In classrooms you should be able to practice and experience freedom. Here I can also connect this to my summer camp because beginning the year my director that guided us counselors all day gave us a meeting. And the one thing I remember very vividly was the fact he kept repeating freedom and fun. Yes, we had to control these kids but it is also their summer and he wanted them to have the most fun possible. Give their freedom until they broke it, let them have fun with their friends, let them come and go as they please, or even let them decide if they want to play or not. 

Reflections: 

A lot of this text I could connect with my job this summer counseling. The idea of freedom and students not following their instructors can all relate to how this summer went. I had students like Anthony who didn't listen to me all summer until I had to send him to the director which was almost considered the principal. Then I had other campers where I could let them come and go as they please and never had to worry about them because of the way they acted. As an example, going to the bathroom, I let some campers just go with no reaction, but others I had to know when and where they were going, and make sure they came back in time. Kids start to think of themselves as troublemakers and they just automatically get treated that way and they clearly show that's the way they feel. 

https://www.jotform.com/blog/behavior-modification-at-summer-camps/#:~:text=Setting%20behavior%20guidelines,than%20they%20do%20at%20home.