STRENGTH THROUGH DISCIPLINE

    Today was suprisingly a good day. It started off as every other, but turned completely around during Mr. Ross' history class. As it turns out we're learning about World War II and Nazi Germany. In class today though, that's not all we learned. STRENGTH THROUGH DISCIPLINE was written on the board when we all filed into class today. I was unsure what Mr. Ross' intentions were with this three words, but i would soon find out..
    "Success through discipline" that was Mr. Ross' lesson for the day. He started with a demonstration, with Amy as his puppet. He made her sit in front of the classroom and adjust her posture so her spine was completely straight. "can't you breath more easily?" he remarked. Around the classroom everyone, including myself, began adjusting their posture, in imitation to Amy's. I sat with my legs parallel, ankles locked, knees at a 90 degree angle, and spine completely straight. When Mr. Ross came around he made everyone admire me, and my perfect execution of the task..I was never so proud of myself before. This pride continued as the class and I completed the next task Mr. Ross assigned to us, i even led the class back into the classroom! This task showed that through discpline we could achieve our goal more efficiently, and more quickly. I was also the one who demonstrated to the class how to properly answer a question according to the new rules Mr. Ross explained to us. For now on, he said, "When asking or answering a question, you must stand at the side of your desk.." and "the first words that you say when answering or asking a question are 'Mr. Ross.' "
    After class I went to the bathroom and practiced these rules over and over again, i wanted to have them just right for class the next day.. I wanted to be good at something, like i never was before. I wanted to show Mr. Ross that through discipline, I could also have success.