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Thursday, September 11, 2008
Cheating or jumping to conclusions
So I open up my mail this morning and find the sort of e-mail you never want to get from your child's teacher. Here's what she wrote: "I just wanted to make you aware of what went on in math class yesterday. Prior to the test, we had a 10 question folder check in which I asked for the titles of 10 of the pages in the folders. As I was grading them, I noticed that W. and his neighbor had the same answers- and the same wrong answers. I did not see either person looking at the other's folder, but it did raise a bit of suspicion, so I asked both students to re-take the folder check with different questions. I am going to count the second grade for both students. Please let me know if you have any questions." The only question I have is whether I ground him the second he walks in the door or if I offer to let him hang himself with an explanation first. If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck... And here I thought he was adjusting to the move so well. :-(
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I have had to disable the anonymous comment option to cut down on the spam and I apologize to those of you for whom this makes commenting a chore. I hope you'll still opt to leave me your thoughts. I love to hear what you think, especially so I know I'm not just whistling into the wind here at my computer.
Maybe the other kid cheated off of his paper....
ReplyDeleteHe vows he didn't do it. And he vows it so very sincerely. Too bad I know what a smooth and practised liar the child can be. I told him he wouldn't be grounded this time since there was no proof but that if I ever heard of anything even coincidental again, he'd be grounded forever (and he knows I'm mean enough to mean it too).
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