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Case: Late... Late... Late... Everyday!
This school year, I have two individual students who are late habitually. They both stroll in during our school-wide sustained silent reading time and interrupt the class by drawing attention to themselves and announcing they have to go back to their lockers or turn in a paper to another teacher. I have spoken to both students on an individual basis and asked for respect when entering the classroom; please go to your locker before you come to class as well as handing in any other papers to other teachers-come to class on time and ready. I have also contacted their parents. Both parents apologized and promised to get their child to school on time. Yet, they both still come in late (one with McDonald's in hand everyday).
My administration was trying to be hardcore with tardies this school year and made threats to give punishments for the students. I submitted the students names to my administration and they also contacted the parents and no change occurred. At this point in the school year, administration couldn't be bothered with a simple tardy. Now with a total of 63 tardies for the one and 42 for the other... I'm wondering if I should just forget about it because it is a losing battle. Any suggestions to encourage these students and parents to get their children to school on time?
Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!)
Unfortunately there is not much you can do when it is a school policy issue. If the school is not backing you up and parents are not helping it becomes a problem that you must solve or not. It is frustrating when there seems to be no answer or help. Maybe intuition of positive reinforcement sytem would help. |
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| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
No
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| The suggested solution is relevant to the case |
Yes
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| The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement |
No
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| The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue |
No
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| The suggested solution is original |
Yes
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| Comments: This may not necessarily be a school policy issue. If the administration has been made aware and have tried things then maybe they aren't sure what else to do, since it seems that everything that is being done has no affect on the child. Obviously it might be the student's fault not the parents, although stopping for McDonalds every day doesn't help, however who knows, the parents may not try to make sure the student is up until the last minute. |
| Rated On: October 4, 2015 1:23 pm |
| Rated By: ubuXes |
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Rating
| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
No
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| The suggested solution is relevant to the case |
No
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| The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement |
No
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| The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue |
No
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| The suggested solution is original |
No
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| Comments: Both the teacher and the students suffer if she just gives up and allows them to do whatever they want. |
| Rated On: October 18, 2015 8:40 pm |
| Rated By: eVaVeH |
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