Consequences: an update
Jul. 28th, 2005 05:06 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
taylweaverSo an update on the situation with that student:
We decided to give him detention for lunch yesterday. I said he needed to write the essay that he didn't write the first time around. (For which he should have had detention regardless of what he drew - see previous entry for his "essay.") The person who sits at the front desk, who is sort of in charge (but not the principal) had him write me an apology.
He produced a full page without *too* much repetition. It was rather enlightening. He hadn't meant to offend - it just "popped into his head" so he drew it. He also seemed to think that it was only offensive if it was being seen by people who were Jewish or among other minority groups.
I gave him an assignment as well: I told him he needed to do research on the KKK and on swastikas, and that he needed to use at least two outside sources and write a page on each. Then, he needed to write a third page on why it was inappropriate to joke about either. He is also on probation - if he steps out of line at all, detention.
He handed in the paper today. I get the sense he copied word for word. I left the paper in school, which means I can't check if this is true, alas. (He had to list the sources he used). So I will need to do that tomorrow. If he did that, I will be rather angry at him.
In other news, we have to tell our building by Monday whether we are moving out. The apartment I was supposed to look at won't be ready to look at til Wednesday. The whole thing is rather stressful. Do I take a risk? Do I play it safe? Do I look at a 2-bedroom in this building that will convert to 4 and still not have a window in the livingroom, but be cheaper per person? It's all so up in the air...
We decided to give him detention for lunch yesterday. I said he needed to write the essay that he didn't write the first time around. (For which he should have had detention regardless of what he drew - see previous entry for his "essay.") The person who sits at the front desk, who is sort of in charge (but not the principal) had him write me an apology.
He produced a full page without *too* much repetition. It was rather enlightening. He hadn't meant to offend - it just "popped into his head" so he drew it. He also seemed to think that it was only offensive if it was being seen by people who were Jewish or among other minority groups.
I gave him an assignment as well: I told him he needed to do research on the KKK and on swastikas, and that he needed to use at least two outside sources and write a page on each. Then, he needed to write a third page on why it was inappropriate to joke about either. He is also on probation - if he steps out of line at all, detention.
He handed in the paper today. I get the sense he copied word for word. I left the paper in school, which means I can't check if this is true, alas. (He had to list the sources he used). So I will need to do that tomorrow. If he did that, I will be rather angry at him.
In other news, we have to tell our building by Monday whether we are moving out. The apartment I was supposed to look at won't be ready to look at til Wednesday. The whole thing is rather stressful. Do I take a risk? Do I play it safe? Do I look at a 2-bedroom in this building that will convert to 4 and still not have a window in the livingroom, but be cheaper per person? It's all so up in the air...
