The whole world and it's mother is currently talking about Chris Rock and Will Smith's rather shocking display at the Oscars. While everyone debates who was in the wrong/right, and whether Will should be allowed to keep his Oscar, it just took me right back to my school days and all the ridiculous fights that used to take place. I remember most of us didn't even try to break it up or go looking for a teacher - we just stood around admiring the view, and then gossiping about it later!
I always did feel sorry for one girl who's older brother was a history teacher at our school. Never a good idea I think to attend a school where one of your family teaches. And as her brother was quite eccentric, she often had to hear rather unflattering comments said about him which often ended in a slanging match or a full on fight.
What are your memories of playground fights at school. Don't lie you know you had them!
We've all seen some spectacularly stupid fights at school in our time but when that I remember quite well wasn't even a fist fight but it reminded me of how vicious people could be even without resorting to violence. It was during drama class and we were watching the lower year's end of term assignment which was a play they'd written and had to perform. And before and after the performance a group of VERY mean girls took great pleasure in humiliating one of the girls in my drama group (we were in the year above them) who was sat in the audience, all because she was then going out with one of the best looking boys in our year. All this took place right in front of her boyfriend and even though she was upset, she did handle it very well by keeping calm and not making a scene which is probably what they wanted. But it was very unpleasant to watch and it still makes me feel sad when I think about it because it was one of my first experiences at quite a young age at how girls/young women can be quite spiteful to other girls. I teach my daughter that such behaviour is unacceptable and I would be so disappointed if she joined in with what is essentially bullying.