In watching the 2A State Marching Contest, our students made fun of the size of the bands, the drill, the sounds, etc. It was an 8th grade class in a little larger classification. We have tried to teach appreciation, respect, empathy but have apparently failed miserably. Am I the only one who just feels at a loss for the smart aleck entitled students with no imagination or any of those positive attributes of a human being I described in the middle of this paragraph? Rant over.