Last day of ADHD-Camp

For the past 9 weeks Tuesdays afternoons haven't been the highlight of my week - after-school camp at a certain school, and the group, of only about 15, was just out of control, and made me doubt my own ability to do the job I'd been doing pretty decently for 5 years. The camp, consisting of entirely grade 3's, must have had about 5 or 6 kids with A.D.H.D.. They're easily spotted - they can't keep their attention on a single task for more than 30 seconds, and their almost comically inclined, as if they were a rag doll attached to strings, to spring upward and forward out of their chairs, as if those strings had been tugged on as soon as they saw something shiny across the room.

Simple put, even with 3 leaders, this camp was barely in control, and we didn't get nearly as much done with the group as we would have liked. not exactly a great warm-up to practicum, but at least it's over now. The group finished their last camp this afternoon, and I won't see that school again until at least a year from now. Thank God.