Cake Decorating/Sociological Observations

At my 2nd cake decorating class tonight we had to come prepared with several different things. We had to have an iced cake, three different consistencies of icing, and several tools to work with. It took me several hours over the last few days to get all this stuff ready. All this being said, it was interesting to watch all the people arrive. Watching these people helps me understand how some of my students act the way they do. They inherit all of these traits from their parents. Good and bad.

I sat in between two mother/daughter participants. The pair to my right was there early, prepared with everything they needed, and were very attentive during class. They tried really hard when it was time to decorate cakes. The daughter looked like she'd be a rock star bassoon player. The pair to my left came in late dressed like they were going to the club, had practically nothing prepared, and had no interest in actually getting better at the techniques. The daughter was bored after doting about 20 stars on her cake and spent the last 30 minutes of class texting and whining to her mother about wanting to leave. She would probably play the flute and give up by mid-September when she figured out it took actual work to play. Then there was the cutie pie 11 year old there by herself and wanting to cover her cake with icing clowns. I admired her tenacity and work ethic. She would make an awesome clarinet player.