Jim Selvage

Rachel Ann,

I did something similar when I was in high school. I was pretty certain our
biology teacher was not reading our answers to the voluminous amounts of
homework he assigned. I answered a few questions on one assignment, and
then inserted my mom's chocolate chip cookie recipe. I got an "A" on that
assignment and on every other one. I guess the teacher did like me, but
after that "experiment" I didn't work so hard on the homework! (?(And
neither did any of my friends whom I showed the "experiment to."

The teacher should definitely be wondering why your son thinks she doesn't
read all his assignments. She probably doesn't, but your son was unlucky
enough to find one that she happened to read!

many blessings,
erin


> someone check my reality here for me will you?
> My son is in Yeshiva high school...his wish. He is not doing so well in
> history. Okay, we are trying to figure out why. Anyway, his teacher
calls
> me up today, irate...why? Something my son did in class...Yes? He handed
in
> his homework with the words purplesomething or other and icehand written
in
> the midst of his answers. Why? Because he wanted to see if the teacher was
> reading his paper.
>
> IRATE???? I mean, comeon! I guess I would get a bit annoyed, but wouldn't
> you think you would want to know why the kid thought you weren't reading
his
> homework? And is it really something that you need to call the parent
about?
> Sheesh, no wonder he dislikes the teachers so much. It was a stupid thing
> to do but I don't think it is incredibly bad, and as a teacher it would
> indicate to me a sense of distrust....I would want to know why he felt I
> wasn't reading his work....
>
> Oh well,
> Rachel Ann
>
>
>

Rachel Ann

Well here is the big laugh,

He doesn't read the work, because if he did he would have caught more than
those two words. Apparently my son added a whole bunch of non-related
answers to the questions.

He apparently is pissed off because the teacher is more concerned with
length of answer than with the answer itself. He spends time on his work,
reads the text, and searches out the answer while most kids look up the
answer and write a lot on the test....

I can well understand why my son is pissed. I just can't imagine calling a
parent over it...

Be well,
Rachel Ann



-------Original Message-------

From: [email protected]
Date: Thursday, January 02, 2003 18:32:52
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] Is the teacher reading this stuff, was Re:
Parting thoughts

Rachel Ann,

I did something similar when I was in high school. I was pretty certain our
biology teacher was not reading our answers to the voluminous amounts of
homework he assigned. I answered a few questions on one assignment, and
then inserted my mom's chocolate chip cookie recipe. I got an "A" on that
assignment and on every other one. I guess the teacher did like me, but
after that "experiment" I didn't work so hard on the homework! (?(And
neither did any of my friends whom I showed the "experiment to."

The teacher should definitely be wondering why your son thinks she doesn't
read all his assignments. She probably doesn't, but your son was unlucky
enough to find one that she happened to read!

many blessings,
erin


> someone check my reality here for me will you?
> My son is in Yeshiva high school...his wish. He is not doing so well in
> history. Okay, we are trying to figure out why. Anyway, his teacher
calls
> me up today, irate...why? Something my son did in class...Yes? He handed
in
> his homework with the words purplesomething or other and icehand written
in
> the midst of his answers. Why? Because he wanted to see if the teacher was
> reading his paper.
>
> IRATE???? I mean, comeon! I guess I would get a bit annoyed, but wouldn't
> you think you would want to know why the kid thought you weren't reading
his
> homework? And is it really something that you need to call the parent
about?
> Sheesh, no wonder he dislikes the teachers so much. It was a stupid thing
> to do but I don't think it is incredibly bad, and as a teacher it would
> indicate to me a sense of distrust....I would want to know why he felt I
> wasn't reading his work....
>
> Oh well,
> Rachel Ann
>
>
>



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Colonel Newton

I can well understand why my son is pissed. I just can't imagine calling a
parent over it...

Be well,
Rachel Ann


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But now that the teacher opened up the dialog, however negatively, I think it would be very empowering as well as productive to talk this out with the teacher.

Teresa G.


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