https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/dob8jcvs1tnrlu1u We know the boys joined the war for many reasons, but what were some of the realities we have learned about that the boys were clearly not ready for? en-us 2022-01-25 14:37:50 UTC 2025-12-11 15:59:11 UTC hello@padlet.com boydbrand29 https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/dob8jcvs1tnrlu1u/wish/2011685265 The boy soldiers were not ready for the death and fear of war and thought that it was going to be fun. The boy soldiers just wanted to have fun and have an adventure but they did not have fun. The boys had to see other soldiers get killed and heard them yelling for help.]]> 2022-01-25 16:51:42 UTC https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/dob8jcvs1tnrlu1u/wish/2011685265 wallkayli29 https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/dob8jcvs1tnrlu1u/wish/2011689379 Boys from the war either experienced death or watched others experience it. Boys thought it would be all fun and games. so many died, and when the boys realized what war really was it was already too late.]]> 2022-01-25 16:53:19 UTC https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/dob8jcvs1tnrlu1u/wish/2011689379 https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/dob8jcvs1tnrlu1u/wish/2011689659 One reality the boys were not prepared for was the death. The boys thought it would be "all fun and frolic" (The Boy's War) instead they met with the bloody violent death of the war. The boys were not ready for this they thought they were going to teach those rebels a lesson and be done but, that was just a fantasy.]]> 2022-01-25 16:53:26 UTC https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/dob8jcvs1tnrlu1u/wish/2011689659 glovelexie29 https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/dob8jcvs1tnrlu1u/wish/2011691756 The soldiers did not respect their officers. One solder said that he would rather be shot than take off his hat for his officer to show his officer respect. They thought they should be treated with respect to]]> 2022-01-25 16:54:13 UTC https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/dob8jcvs1tnrlu1u/wish/2011691756 liveneasto29 https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/dob8jcvs1tnrlu1u/wish/2011691790   The boys were unprepared for the death and scariness of war the were not ready to see guts exploding or bloody messes. They thought that it would be fun, they were wrong. Boy soldiers were not ready for the death and scariness of the war ]]> 2022-01-25 16:54:14 UTC https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/dob8jcvs1tnrlu1u/wish/2011691790 burtoblake29 https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/dob8jcvs1tnrlu1u/wish/2011692744 The boys were scared because they saw all the dead bodys. They were not ready for the war and the death because they did not even have time to care that their friends died.The boys just wanted to have fun but instead got all this death and sadness. ]]> 2022-01-25 16:54:38 UTC https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/dob8jcvs1tnrlu1u/wish/2011692744 reedaidan291 https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/dob8jcvs1tnrlu1u/wish/2011693545 They had to pick uniforms off of dead people.So of them had not have the right size clothes and got made fun of because of that. Some felt that it is wrong picking clothes off dead people and they thought going  to war with their uniform until they did not get the right size.  ]]> 2022-01-25 16:54:56 UTC https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/dob8jcvs1tnrlu1u/wish/2011693545 loonedante29 https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/dob8jcvs1tnrlu1u/wish/2011693927 The boys were not ready for war nor fit for fighting. They were surprised at the sight of guts dangling from a human body which proves that they are not ready for the sights of war. they thought it would be all fun in games but that fun and games would turn into a cannon ball going threw someones head.]]> 2022-01-25 16:55:05 UTC https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/dob8jcvs1tnrlu1u/wish/2011693927 robinhadle29 https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/dob8jcvs1tnrlu1u/wish/2011694032 The boys thought that the uniforms would make them look respected. But when they got there uniforms they look like they belonging in a circus, and did not look they should be respected. And there uniforms were silly. Some of them had to bring clothes from home and looked like an enemy. ]]> 2022-01-25 16:55:07 UTC https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/dob8jcvs1tnrlu1u/wish/2011694032 voausti29 https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/dob8jcvs1tnrlu1u/wish/2011696363 The boys thought it would be a very fun adventure and would be respected equally but they weren't ready for what they would've witnessed. When they were fighting, they witness dead bodies of their friends, their soldiers, and the other soldiers that were fighting in the war. This was a gruesome moment for the boys during the Civil War.]]> 2022-01-25 16:56:04 UTC https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/dob8jcvs1tnrlu1u/wish/2011696363 smithaiden29 https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/dob8jcvs1tnrlu1u/wish/2011698224 The boys wanted to join the war, because they thought it was going to be fun, but when they were in the war they hated there outfits. They looked funny and none of them matched. So this made them so desperate to take other uniforms off of dead soldiers. ]]> 2022-01-25 16:56:49 UTC https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/dob8jcvs1tnrlu1u/wish/2011698224 hamakbryso29 https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/dob8jcvs1tnrlu1u/wish/2011699131 The boys were homesick when they got there because it was different then there home. Also everything change when they got there like the food and their clothes and the rules they had. It was nothing like there homes. ]]> 2022-01-25 16:57:09 UTC https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/dob8jcvs1tnrlu1u/wish/2011699131 barnhashly29 https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/dob8jcvs1tnrlu1u/wish/2011699689 The soldiers did not like the uniforms that they had to wear. They had to take uniforms off of dead soldiers to feel respected.The boys did not like their own uniforms. ]]> 2022-01-25 16:57:21 UTC https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/dob8jcvs1tnrlu1u/wish/2011699689 bynumjayvi29 https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/dob8jcvs1tnrlu1u/wish/2011700273 The boys were not ready for the start of the war they watched friends and family die right next to them.The boys for either side thought it was going to be fun and frolic. They wanted to go sign up for the war to get away from chores and farm work.]]> 2022-01-25 16:57:35 UTC https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/dob8jcvs1tnrlu1u/wish/2011700273 https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/dob8jcvs1tnrlu1u/wish/2011700678 The boys were not ready for the war because of the amount of death and violence they had to experience. They thought the war would be fun but instead they had to experience sickening sites of dead soldiers. They had to go through fear and death that they were not ready for.]]> 2022-01-25 16:57:43 UTC https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/dob8jcvs1tnrlu1u/wish/2011700678 perezlogan29 https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/dob8jcvs1tnrlu1u/wish/2011701622 The boy wanted to join the war because, he thought it would be fun, and he would be well respected. And then he saw people were dying he was scared and the only thing he came to war for was only for fun. The boys weren't ready to die, and they just wanted to kill the rebels ]]> 2022-01-25 16:58:06 UTC https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/dob8jcvs1tnrlu1u/wish/2011701622 napolaubre29 https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/dob8jcvs1tnrlu1u/wish/2011706525 The boys wanted to go into to War but when they saw people dead they wanted to leave because they did not want to be dead either. The boys were scared of going into war because they heard that people were dead because of the War and did not want to go in the War.The boys were every scared that they were go to be dead in the War.]]> 2022-01-25 17:00:06 UTC https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/dob8jcvs1tnrlu1u/wish/2011706525 bagweskylo29 https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/dob8jcvs1tnrlu1u/wish/2011709538 When the boys signed up to fight in the war they thought they were going to get great uniforms that make them look like an amazing soldier. When in reality they would have to wear kilts or take cloths from the dead. Some soldiers had to wear cloths two to three times their size.]]> 2022-01-25 17:01:14 UTC https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/dob8jcvs1tnrlu1u/wish/2011709538 mccabalann29 https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/dob8jcvs1tnrlu1u/wish/2011710125 The boys were not ready for war because when they first got there they thought it was fun. But then they felt homesick and missed their family and the rules were very different. ]]> 2022-01-25 17:01:30 UTC https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/dob8jcvs1tnrlu1u/wish/2011710125 nunnmaya29 https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/dob8jcvs1tnrlu1u/wish/2011710660 The boys had to do drills and practice so that they can get better at what they are doing.They had to do drill and and practices like shooting gun for the war. They did things to tro be prepared for the war. ]]> 2022-01-25 17:01:43 UTC https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/dob8jcvs1tnrlu1u/wish/2011710660 borchscarl29 https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/dob8jcvs1tnrlu1u/wish/2011715556 The boys that were in the war thought it would be fun and games but wen they went to training they wanted to go home.Also they missed everyone and everything.]]> 2022-01-25 17:03:37 UTC https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/dob8jcvs1tnrlu1u/wish/2011715556 wilsocaide29 https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/dob8jcvs1tnrlu1u/wish/2011717732 The boy were bullied by older soldier about their clothes. One boy got shot and killed by a older soldier because the boy tried to kill the older solder. The reason is because he was making fun of how skinny he was. ]]> 2022-01-25 17:04:23 UTC https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/dob8jcvs1tnrlu1u/wish/2011717732 carbaeli29 https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/dob8jcvs1tnrlu1u/wish/2011730407 The boys soldiers started fighting the other soldiers and they found out the harsh reality, Because they thought they would run around and shoot the bad soldiers, Until they seen dead soldiers and injured soldiers. One of the boys were shot and the other boy seen a soldier die right in front of him, The boy was stunned by the death happening. they thought it would b fun and thy would teach the other soldiers a lesson, But in the war one of the boys said they would give anything just to see his father to come running after him. The boys were scared about dying in the war, the boys expected to frolic and be ready, They boys thought they would have a lot of fights. But after they seen the soldiers retreating he ran for his life, ]]> 2022-01-25 17:09:23 UTC https://padlet.com/jamie_tokarz/dob8jcvs1tnrlu1u/wish/2011730407