Creating another monster

Following an overnight storm in our area, a local hotel under construction was totally destroyed, flattened really, by high winds. It was an impressive four story structure that had been framed with a roof. On the way to school in the morning I decided to change my route so elementary students could view the damage. Well, first of all, within twenty feet of the change in route, they noticed. “Hey, why are we going this way?” Now these are the same kids that pay absolutely no attention most of the time, or at least that is the way it appears. But change the route ever so slightly and they are paying rapt attention to every nuance. So whenever I announced the reason for the route deviation their attentiveness peaked to heights that could not have been surpassed by a trip to Disneyworld. I had created another monster, which of course with elementary students can be accomplished with so little effort that it’s scary, and at times, in spite of best efforts to avoid. Well they enjoyed the little sojourn and by the time we arrived at school they were all primed and wired for the school day. My apologies to the teachers.