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Writing Punishment / Suspensions / Parents

by LeAnn

Mar 26, 2015

I teach high school Math – mostly Algebra I – and recently had something interesting happen. One of my students – a freshman girl – was reading a magazine in class. I told her “I need you to put the magazine away.” She then tells me, “Well, I need you to shut the hell up.” Well, I was stunned because while this girl was certainly no angel, she had never done anything even close to that serious before. Of course, I sent her out and she got a 3- day out of school suspension. Our Vice-Principal is pretty lax about a lot of stuff but he has zero tolerance for disrespect to teachers and staff.

That night, I got an irate phone call from the girl’s mother. The basic complaint was that a 3-day suspension was an unreasonably severe punishment for reading a magazine in class. Apparently, she didn’t quite tell her mom the full story. It took me a while on the phone but I was finally able to get across to mom the full story of what her daughter had actually done. Mom...See More

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AM Just so you know I am a parent not a teacher. My opinion? Feel free to toss it. It served it's purpose and doesn't need to be kept as a reminder for anyone, you are both moving forward and that is the past now.

We all parent differently and while I would not use for my child that parent thought it would be effective for hers and it seems ...See MoreJust so you know I am a parent not a teacher. My opinion? Feel free to toss it. It served it's purpose and doesn't need to be kept as a reminder for anyone, you are both moving forward and that is the past now.

We all parent differently and while I would not use for my child that parent thought it would be effective for hers and it seems to have worked.

On 3/26/15, LeAnn wrote: > I teach high school Math – mostly Algebra I – and > recently had something interesting happen. One of my > students – a freshman girl – was reading a magazine in > class. I told her “I need you to put the magazine away.” > She then tells me, “Well, I need you to shut the hell up.” > Well, I was stunned because while this girl was certainly > no angel, she had never done anything even close to that > serious before. Of course, I sent her out and she got a 3- > day out of school suspension. Our Vice-Principal is pretty > lax about a lot of stuff but he has zero tolerance for > disrespect to teachers and staff. > > That night, I got an irate phone call from the girl’s > mother. The basic complaint was that a 3-day suspension was > an unreasonably severe punishment for reading a magazine in > class. Apparently, she didn’t quite tell her mom the full > story. It took me a while on the phone but I was finally > able to get across to mom the full story of what her > daughter had actually done. Mom assured me that she would > speak to her daughter about that. > > Well, speak to her daughter she did and then some. > Friday, she was back from her suspension and she came to > see me before school. She not only presented me with a > lengthy written apology but her mom had made her write, “I > will not be disrespectful to my teacher again.” 1,000 times > AND “I will not lie to my mother again.” 500 times. Suffice > to say, I was totally stunned once again when she presented > me with this huge packet of paper. I can’t even imagine how > long it must have taken her to write all this. I’m not sure > what I’m going to do with it, but I feel bad throwing it > away after thinking about how hard she must have worked to > finish it. > > I must say that I’ve never been a proponent of using > writing as a punishment and I’m probably still not a > proponent of it now. But I must say that this girl has been > a perfect little angel ever since.

Jan 18, 2016

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Daniel On 1/18/16, AM wrote: > Just so you know I am a parent not a teacher. My opinion? Feel > free to toss it. It served it's purpose and doesn't need to be > kept as a reminder for anyone, you are both moving forward and > that is the past now. > > We all parent differently and while I would not use for my > child that parent thoug...See MoreOn 1/18/16, AM wrote: > Just so you know I am a parent not a teacher. My opinion? Feel > free to toss it. It served it's purpose and doesn't need to be > kept as a reminder for anyone, you are both moving forward and > that is the past now. > > We all parent differently and while I would not use for my > child that parent thought it would be effective for hers and > it seems to have worked. > > > On 3/26/15, LeAnn wrote: >> I teach high school Math – mostly Algebra I – and >> recently had something interesting happen. One of my >> students – a freshman girl – was reading a magazine in >> class. I told her “I need you to put the magazine away.” >> She then tells me, “Well, I need you to shut the hell up.” >> Well, I was stunned because while this girl was certainly >> no angel, she had never done anything even close to that >> serious before. Of course, I sent her out and she got a 3- >> day out of school suspension. Our Vice-Principal is pretty >> lax about a lot of stuff but he has zero tolerance for >> disrespect to teachers and staff. >> >> That night, I got an irate phone call from the girl’s >> mother. The basic complaint was that a 3-day suspension was >> an unreasonably severe punishment for reading a magazine in >> class. Apparently, she didn’t quite tell her mom the full >> story. It took me a while on the phone but I was finally >> able to get across to mom the full story of what her >> daughter had actually done. Mom assured me that she would >> speak to her daughter about that. >> >> Well, speak to her daughter she did and then some. >> Friday, she was back from her suspension and she came to >> see me before school. She not only presented me with a >> lengthy written apology but her mom had made her write, “I >> will not be disrespectful to my teacher again.” 1,000 times >> AND “I will not lie to my mother again.” 500 times. Suffice >> to say, I was totally stunned once again when she presented >> me with this huge packet of paper. I can’t even imagine how >> long it must have taken her to write all this. I’m not sure >> what I’m going to do with it, but I feel bad throwing it >> away after thinking about how hard she must have worked to >> finish it. >> >> I must say that I’ve never been a proponent of using >> writing as a punishment and I’m probably still not a >> proponent of it now. But I must say that this girl has been >> a perfect little angel ever since.

Jul 6, 2016

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Daniel Writing punishment is oldfashioned but always works.

On 1/18/16, AM wrote: > Just so you know I am a parent not a teacher. My opinion? Feel > free to toss it. It served it's purpose and doesn't need to be > kept as a reminder for anyone, you are both moving forward and > that is the past now. > > We all parent differently...See MoreWriting punishment is oldfashioned but always works.

On 1/18/16, AM wrote: > Just so you know I am a parent not a teacher. My opinion? Feel > free to toss it. It served it's purpose and doesn't need to be > kept as a reminder for anyone, you are both moving forward and > that is the past now. > > We all parent differently and while I would not use for my > child that parent thought it would be effective for hers and > it seems to have worked. > > > On 3/26/15, LeAnn wrote: >> I teach high school Math – mostly Algebra I – and >> recently had something interesting happen. One of my >> students – a freshman girl – was reading a magazine in >> class. I told her “I need you to put the magazine away.” >> She then tells me, “Well, I need you to shut the hell up.” >> Well, I was stunned because while this girl was certainly >> no angel, she had never done anything even close to that >> serious before. Of course, I sent her out and she got a 3- >> day out of school suspension. Our Vice-Principal is pretty >> lax about a lot of stuff but he has zero tolerance for >> disrespect to teachers and staff. >> >> That night, I got an irate phone call from the girl’s >> mother. The basic complaint was that a 3-day suspension was >> an unreasonably severe punishment for reading a magazine in >> class. Apparently, she didn’t quite tell her mom the full >> story. It took me a while on the phone but I was finally >> able to get across to mom the full story of what her >> daughter had actually done. Mom assured me that she would >> speak to her daughter about that. >> >> Well, speak to her daughter she did and then some. >> Friday, she was back from her suspension and she came to >> see me before school. She not only presented me with a >> lengthy written apology but her mom had made her write, “I >> will not be disrespectful to my teacher again.” 1,000 times >> AND “I will not lie to my mother again.” 500 times. Suffice >> to say, I was totally stunned once again when she presented >> me with this huge packet of paper. I can’t even imagine how >> long it must have taken her to write all this. I’m not sure >> what I’m going to do with it, but I feel bad throwing it >> away after thinking about how hard she must have worked to >> finish it. >> >> I must say that I’ve never been a proponent of using >> writing as a punishment and I’m probably still not a >> proponent of it now. But I must say that this girl has been >> a perfect little angel ever since.

Jul 6, 2016

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Alexander On 7/06/16, Daniel wrote: > Writing punishment is oldfashioned but always works. > > On 1/18/16, AM wrote: >> Just so you know I am a parent not a teacher. My opinion? Feel >> free to toss it. It served it's purpose and doesn't need to be >> kept as a reminder for anyone, you are both moving forward and >> that is t...See MoreOn 7/06/16, Daniel wrote: > Writing punishment is oldfashioned but always works. > > On 1/18/16, AM wrote: >> Just so you know I am a parent not a teacher. My opinion? Feel >> free to toss it. It served it's purpose and doesn't need to be >> kept as a reminder for anyone, you are both moving forward and >> that is the past now. >> >> We all parent differently and while I would not use for my >> child that parent thought it would be effective for hers and >> it seems to have worked. >> >> >> On 3/26/15, LeAnn wrote: >>> I teach high school Math – mostly Algebra I – and >>> recently had something interesting happen. One of my >>> students – a freshman girl – was reading a magazine in >>> class. I told her “I need you to put the magazine away.” >>> She then tells me, “Well, I need you to shut the hell up.” >>> Well, I was stunned because while this girl was certainly >>> no angel, she had never done anything even close to that >>> serious before. Of course, I sent her out and she got a 3- >>> day out of school suspension. Our Vice-Principal is pretty >>> lax about a lot of stuff but he has zero tolerance for >>> disrespect to teachers and staff. >>> >>> That night, I got an irate phone call from the girl’s >>> mother. The basic complaint was that a 3-day suspension was >>> an unreasonably severe punishment for reading a magazine in >>> class. Apparently, she didn’t quite tell her mom the full >>> story. It took me a while on the phone but I was finally >>> able to get across to mom the full story of what her >>> daughter had actually done. Mom assured me that she would >>> speak to her daughter about that. >>> >>> Well, speak to her daughter she did and then some. >>> Friday, she was back from her suspension and she came to >>> see me before school. She not only presented me with a >>> lengthy written apology but her mom had made her write, “I >>> will not be disrespectful to my teacher again.” 1,000 times >>> AND “I will not lie to my mother again.” 500 times. Suffice >>> to say, I was totally stunned once again when she presented >>> me with this huge packet of paper. I can’t even imagine how >>> long it must have taken her to write all this. I’m not sure >>> what I’m going to do with it, but I feel bad throwing it >>> away after thinking about how hard she must have worked to >>> finish it. >>> >>> I must say that I’ve never been a proponent of using >>> writing as a punishment and I’m probably still not a >>> proponent of it now. But I must say that this girl has been >>> a perfect little angel ever since.

Writing lines always works. It is boring, tedious, and frustrating to write the same sentence over and over again. The hand hurts from writing. One loses a lot of free time. One is reminded at the misbehaviour. One has to think at the teacher setting the punishment during writing feeling punished and humiliated. And the teacher has almost no work: It is easy to set a line, and easy to check them if the lines and pages are numbered. It is a perfect punishment.

Aug 1, 2016

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