Friday, June 27, 2014

Piano Camp Psychology

It's really very simple:
Create a safe space, where the children know you love them.
Set up some healthy antagonism, however,
to which the children cannot help but respond.

Talk a lot about how there is a history of pranking 
between you and Mrs. Noll.
 Fake a very public and elaborate peace treaty
 with the one you have repeatedly called your enemy.
 Make sure Mrs. Noll crosses her fingers behind her back, 
so the children think she is just as untrustworthy 
as you've been telling them she is.
Make sure everyone rejoices when peace has been declared.

On the final day of Camp,
have Mrs. Noll the finger-crosser convince those little devils to sneak up on you while you peacefully eat your lunch,
in order to dump a little water on you.
 Be waiting.
 And then get them,
good.

There's nothin' to it really...
and it wouldn't be Piano Camp without it!

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