I am in class right now. I have put on a movie, the first interesting movie for my sophomores. They are quiet and attentive but then I would be too after the threats I made.

I explained that my second block would never see another movie in my classroom again after their behavior while watching the last movie. They decided that the movie was a good time to talk, read magazines, and text their friends. They repeated their behavior after two warnings. So, no more movies.

I suppose I will relent at some point but it will be after the other blocks see a movie they cannot.