Sunday, January 28, 2007
Social Studies
The other week, a student was caught cheating on her homework. When the teacher noticed what she was doing, he did not become overly upset, he just asked the student to stay after class. After talking together, the student felt very sorry for what she did, realized how what she did was wrong, and apologized. The next time I went to my practicum, I noticed an e-mail from the student to the teacher. The student truly felt sorry that she had betrayed the teacher's trust and promised she would never do it again. I felt that the teacher handled this situation very appropriately and professionally. The student realized the seriousness of her actions, and will not partake in plagiarism again.
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This is a great post. I'm glad that you witnessed the teacher handle this situation. Is this how you would have handled it prior to this experience? Before this - how would you have handled it?
I really like the way the teacher handled this problem, and obviously the student did as well. This proves that teachers do not have to be extremely outrageous to get their points across.
It was a good thing for the teacher to ask the student quietly to stay after class and not let her classmates know what happened. If the teacher would have exploded on the student, the outcome could have been atrocious.
How encouraging to hear how the teacher handled this situation. So often, kids are called out in class in front of everyone else - people forget they have dignity and feelings also. Glad you had such a positive experience.
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