Across the country, and in every school, there are those individuals that believe their time is best served outside the classroom. Just as in nature, the prey must hide from the predator. In my school, the predator is Officer Ball and the prey is the heavily camouflaged adolescents commonly known as, “rednecks”. These kids don’t like classrooms and classrooms don’t like cigarette smoke or tobacco juice. Now, although they may be evasive, they are also lazy. Their answer to avoiding our Officer is full camo. Cloaked in Mossy Oak and Realtree, these individuals are some of the best. They have gone through rigorous training programs to master their ability, sitting up in a tree for hours on end, just waiting for the perfect moment to take a shot. From the many triggers pulled, their index fingers have become used to moving quickly; the opportunity for the perfect hit is sporadic and somewhat random. They are impervious to cold weather, and just like a congregation of emperor penguins, they huddle in groups to stay warm; aided only by the fire in between their fingers.
The art of invisibility is a skill that many don’t care on obtaining, for it represents the, “I’m better than everyone else,” attitude. From a young age children are taught to respect school, and use is to achieve their goals. These people that try so hard to turn invisible, have only achieved this because everyone else has stopped caring; it is no longer a teacher’s responsibility to track them down. They believe they are masters at what they do, associating their success to the massive amount of foliage located in the hallways. They never ask themselves if it is truly the camouflage that allows them to hide, or is it the camo itself, representing that they are a waste of time.
-K
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