An "S" versus "E"
So, on 9-11, the Twin Towers fell. Another thing that fell were my classes' "E"s -- everyone got two "S"s. It appears to me that the student's and the teacher's idea of an "S" are different. My class personally looks like they are stressed about what they got. Most kids are stressing about what their parents will say when they see this. Others are sobbing to no end. The problem might be (and I think everyone who has gone through this can understand) that the teachers don't know that these kids' parent's care a lot about what their kids get. Some parents get so riled up about 6 "S"s that the kids can't explain to their parents that they did nothing wrong!
Okay, so from a teacher stand point: it gets us to work harder? Maybe, but what about at home? Some parents see an "S" as a failure or that their child is being lazy and not working hard. So, this might result in a punishment (grounded or privileges taken away or just getting yelled at). All in all, both parents and kids are disappointed. I think that everyone reading this blog can all fairly say that it is not fair that the kids are getting punished because they got an "S". So is it the parents fault? No, because they are just doing the things necessary so their kid won't get bad work habits or have difficulty working with others!
So I think that it all comes down to the teacher. The teacher, in my opinion, should specify the rules to know what is expected of the student to get an "E". Personally, kids should know if they have lost their "E" because they were told what behavior they were doing that was unacceptable.
Thanks for listening!
Here's the question for this blog: " Do you think it's fair for a kid to get an "S" when there was no warning from the teacher that their work habits/cooperation was unacceptable?" Leave your answer in the comments.
Pusheen loves you,
Alana
