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As a substitute teacher, I've been around large groups of kids that age on a number of occasions in the last year (including yesterday). Based on what I've seen, I think the kind of violent behavior you're describing is not normal. I think there's more going on than the "boys will be boys" explanation. I have seen very few kids do the kinds of things you are describing in the classroom. In fact, one kid who did sort of act that way (a first grader who had got in a lot of fights and whose behavior could get worse with punishment) spooked me out the first time I subbed in his class. Fortunately, about five months later, I subbed in the same class, and he seemed to be doing a lot better.
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