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Excuses, excuses!
by 1st grade teacher
Aug 19, 2003
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Background Info:I have a little boy in my class who can
never admit when he is wrong. I can SEE him do something
and he will argue and deny and make excuses til the bitter
end. He is highly intelligent. He once told me he was
the "undefeated contender" at playing pick-up sticks.
When he plays, he says.. "If you guys would be quite,
maybe I could get some concentration!" Needless to say,
those are big words for such a little guy! Today I had to
correct him for working ahead when we were using markers.
He had made a mistake and there was nothing that could be
done to fix it. He seemed upset, so I called him to my
desk.

Me: You do understand that I wasnt angry at you, right?
I just wanted you to understand that you had made a
mistake that could have been avoided if you would've
waited for us.
Child: No, that's not what happened.
Me: Then why don't you explain to me what did happen?
Child: W...See More
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