Andrew Peterson In School Analysis

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Andrew Hanson’s In-school suspension reflection At 2:00, we were playing American Idol in Band class. At the end of the period, we ended up finishing up a round of American Idol, but about half of the class had not yet gone yet. So I walk from band to P.E., talking to Cassidy on the way. I go to my locker, per usual, to get my stuff. I put the usual into my bag – Accordion File and North Face Jacket. I walk into P.E., and I see Jack Yates, not in his P.E. clothes, doing sit-ups. I immediately race to the Boys’ Locker Room, trying to get dressed. However, Noah is holding the handle and his foot is against the locker room door. I say, “Let me in,” but Noah did not want to move his hand and his foot, or at least give a notion to why he did not want to move his hand and foot. Instead, he says, “Get your hand off of my hand!” followed by several disgusted “Eww”’s. I, however, say “Let me in!”, but Noah responds with the same thing. Finally, he removes his hand and his foot. I go and try to get dressed while Noah washes his hands. However, I had forgotten my clothes, so I try to leave and get my clothes, but Noah turns around and flicks water at my back and the back of my head. However, I do not necessarily retaliate at that moment. I go and retrieve my clothes, and do the usual: get dressed and do my exercises. I do about two or three burpees, when Mr. Robison asks me why I was late. I respond saying that I had …show more content…
One of which is that we never got to finish the tournament in American Idol, and I was upset about that. Another thing could have been that, and this has been a problem of mine, since it was so close to the winter break, I was so excited for the break to happen, I could not control myself. A third reason as to why this could have happened was that I am a student that likes to be on time. So, I am thinking that I was too scared to be late that I could not control

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