WHAT IS IT WITH JR. HIGH KIDS AND BODILY FUNCTIONS???

Among the most discussed topics I hear as my students enter the choir room is a word I wouldn't even SAY at their age. No, it's not THAT word, but another 'F' word..... . F A R T !!! "Who farted?"......"Miss, He farted!"...... "Oops, I farted!" Apparently the locker room is where most farting occurs.
We laugh about who farted, how loud it was, how it smelled, and who witnessed it. The boys seem most entertained when a coach passes gas. The laughing never ends. In my day, if an accidental gas release did happen to occur, NO ONE would admit to being responsible. Not so today..... the kids delight in admitting that the odor permeating the room is theirs. The smellier, the better. It is even more effective if the culprit lets one go while the choir is standing on the risers. The farter has a captive audience! And how about BURPING! Even the girls have burping contests! They find it very entertaining. I still think it is rude and vulgar. And whatever you do, don't keep the tissue box in the front of the classroom. Who can make the most noise while blowing his nose? The class hero, that's who. Whatever happened to good manners?