PolynesianPrincess
Well-Known Member
It seems these days, it's the chaperone's who are starting things (chanting, singing, etc..) and actually cause this unruley behavior. Most chaperones (especially if their parents of kids on the trip) want to be friends with the kids and appear "cool" to them, not lead them as real chaperones should.
At All Star Sports last week, we were getting ready to leave the hotel room. We had 2 rooms facing the football field and we left around 7:30am. As we were walking down the football field toward the food court, a HUGE group of students on a senior trip were all gathered on the football field, maybe about 65-75 kids. On the second story balcony walkway thingy of the building they were standing in front of was their team leader. He started yelling at the top of his lungs making sure everyone could hear him. He was standing in front of doors to several guest rooms. Quiet hours are from 10pm to 8am. If I had been in one of those rooms he was standing in front of (or in any of the rooms facing the football field really) I would be REALLY angry if I had been woken up. My cousin said he could hear him clear as day while he was getting ready after some of us had left the room. By the time we had reached the door to the food court, he was leading them in a chant and singing and cheering that was so loud we could still hear it when we were inside the food court and the door was closed. I'm sorry but if your trip leader isn't going to follow the rules (being loud during quiet hours..) what makes you think the kids will? Why should they if their leader didn't? Kids learn by example and the chaperones for trips and tour groups these days are pretty terrible examples.
At All Star Sports last week, we were getting ready to leave the hotel room. We had 2 rooms facing the football field and we left around 7:30am. As we were walking down the football field toward the food court, a HUGE group of students on a senior trip were all gathered on the football field, maybe about 65-75 kids. On the second story balcony walkway thingy of the building they were standing in front of was their team leader. He started yelling at the top of his lungs making sure everyone could hear him. He was standing in front of doors to several guest rooms. Quiet hours are from 10pm to 8am. If I had been in one of those rooms he was standing in front of (or in any of the rooms facing the football field really) I would be REALLY angry if I had been woken up. My cousin said he could hear him clear as day while he was getting ready after some of us had left the room. By the time we had reached the door to the food court, he was leading them in a chant and singing and cheering that was so loud we could still hear it when we were inside the food court and the door was closed. I'm sorry but if your trip leader isn't going to follow the rules (being loud during quiet hours..) what makes you think the kids will? Why should they if their leader didn't? Kids learn by example and the chaperones for trips and tour groups these days are pretty terrible examples.