That teachers find these rewards acceptable, I'll never understand...that some freepers are giving a green light to said teachers is beyond the pale. Two wasted hours of class time, first of all...and what have the kids learned?
"It's okay to pick on one another."
I wonder--is that Language Arts or Mathematics?
What exactly are these teachers being paid to do???
For the teachers who have to put up with difficult kids all year, here's a solution: First day of summer vacation, get together and make fun of those kids among your fellow teachers. When you're done with that, rethink your career choice.
It’s the end of the school year. There’s lots of free time to be had, or don’t you remember? Teachers plan field days, award ceremonies (some official, like Honor Roll, etc.) and some silly, just on the grade level, which is what this sounds like it was. It’s not like these awards were handed out every single day of the school year!