fights....how many in one day?

today i was taken aback by how many fights i helped break up at school. I dont get it! i dont understand how 11-15 year old kids get to a point in their day at school that they wanna punch each others lights out. As i was walking to toss my left over taco salad in the trash two 13 year old kids; one boy and one girl, decided that what ever it was they were having issues with needed to be resolved via punching. the chic was out of control insane...she ended up punching the assistant principal in the face. YEAH....are you kidding me? I had to stand up on a table blow my whistle at the top of my lungs so that the rest of the kids in the cafeteria sat down and stayed calm....or we would have an on all out cafe fight. I also helped restrain the girl...i pushed her face up against the wall. there is something really refreshing about showing a 13 year old that she isn't all big of deal! not sure what happened in the end, i just helped retain it!
than my lovely 11 year olds showed up. (6th graders) all was going well. we stretched, we jumped roped and we played a couple of games of dodge ball....all of which lead to a 11 year old girl getting hit in the head on accident by another boy and she decided the only smart thing to do was chase him down, grap his shirt and try to choke him to death! ummmm....yeah- she was also out of control. i had to pick her up and remove her from the gym! what in the heck are these kids learning at home that makes them think that just because they get hit in the head, on accident mind you, that they get to try and 'kill'. revenge is a scary thing. it makes my heart hurt that these kids only know how to fight with fists and nasty nast words!
than in the girls locker room two 12 year old girls were face to face using every single swear word in the book at each other. They did NOT fight, thank God- but my ears hurt horribly after it was over and resolved! some girls really know how to scream and use obscene words! that was my 8 hours at work today; wonder what tomorrow will bring? when can i retire? good times!!!!!