A D@mn Good Time

Okay, so why the title? I know, I know. However it is fitting for what I am about to tell you. So as you know from the post below, chapel was today. Grade 4 was in charge of chapel. They did a great job. The main message that was given to the kids was about not being prideful and showing off when we pray to God.

The skits that the Grade 4 did were really short and to the point. However there was one that caught everyone's attention.

There was a pharisee that stood on stage and said "Excuse me, I'm going to pray now. Everyone listen to me."

A student who was portraying an average joe Israelite told the pharisee that he was a being a hypocrite.

The pharisee proceeded to go on and tell the students about all the laws that he followed and ignored the Israelite.

The Israelite interrupted the pharisee and said, "I don't give a damn about your laws."

Whoa! My mouth dropped. I'm pretty sure a pool of absentminded drool puddled at my feet. All the teachers were wide eyed and caught off guard. For some of the students (since a number of them are ESL) - this flew right over their heads. However there were a select some (mostly all the students in my Grade 3 class) that gobbled this up and found it as an opportunity to spout the word like regurgitated chocolate milk. The word bubbled up throughout the day after chapel and by the time the dismissal bell rang, I was about to strike my head with a hammer. Sure, there was plenty of reminders about how students should not use words like that, but each time this was talked about - it went in one ear and zoomed out the other.

Budi and I couldn't help but laugh, even though frustration was gurgling inside us. It's not every day you hear something like that - especially in a student led chapel.