kill the wabbit

so today i conducted a little experiment of my own. it was a lab day and the students had to build little conductivity meter (a simple circuit using a battery, some tin foil, tape, and a christmas bulb) to test the ability of different solutions to conduct electricity. instead of grouping both boys and girls together, i made girls-only and boys-only groups. interestingly, only one student actually picked up on it, and that's a super bright little lady who is losing her mind over organic chemistry. the surprising thing was that without fail, the girls-only group got their circuits put together 10-15 minutes before the boys-only groups. i was trying to get a feel for why that was happening and noticed that the boys spent a lot of time arguing over how to do it instead of actually doing it. or they were just goofing around. case in point: soren, tarezz, and nathan's group. while the ladies are taping down batteries and making leads, i hear those three boys giggling like maniacs, singing "kill the wabbit," and fake-stabbing each other with the plastic knives they were supposed to be using to balance the circuit. soon after, they were actually walking around the desk, marching to the "kill the wabbit" tune and laughing hysterically. i would have stopped them if i hadn't enjoyed listening to their giggles so much. they then started thinking of new nicknames for me, included "the larson-ster, the lars-ster, and dr. l." well done, boys.