Chapter 9: When Things Go Wrong
Both
Vance and Alexis made a comment about how if they skipped school, the teachers’
response when they returned could strongly affect them. If they got a sarcastic remark when they
came back, that only served to drive them away again.
I
felt the response from the teacher described by the students was
unprofessional. If the student has made
the decision to come back to the classroom, they are exhibiting an interest in
resuming their learning. To confront a
student with an angry statement using sarcasm is only going to alienate them
further, not make them want to stay. The
teacher should have asked them at the end of class to stay a moment and get
them the information they missed, or some way for them to get it online from a
class website or some other resource.
The teacher might have even asked the student to partner up with another
student he knew they were comfortable with to catch up by looking at their
notes. If the teacher is going to keep
the student invested in coming back, the student needs to feel they are a part,
and need to be brought up to speed so they don’t feel lost and just give up. These are things I would be doing if this
happened in my classroom. I would also
expect a student skipping school would be a topic of discussion with other
teachers and the administration, and a plan would be in place to help them /
address the situation when they came back.
Of course, the reality of such situations doesn’t always go according to
the best – laid plans.
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