Macbeth

This a place of JOY, but I need to share a sadness I felt today. It is not an overwhelming sadness, just a little frown really, because of my students. I love them dearly, but they can be so gosh darn mean to one another. I try so hard to teach respect, and they seem to just roll their eyes. I am trying to teach my class Macbeth, and they simply couldn't handle it. I overestimated the fact that they are 14. Most of them still call each other names-so they just went to pieces while watching the play. It just really bummed me out. Usually, the kids impress me or at least there is a bright spot, but today there were no bright spots. I guess I should have realized that Macbeth is too much for them!