Does a teacher need a pet? Should his or her favorites be known? On page 22 of Fires in the Bathroom, we encounter sticky situations like these.
I believe if a teacher has a favorite student, it should stay private and should not affect grades and discipline. When a “pet” is known he or she may become a slacker and that is not breeding respect in the classroom. Instead, it teaches students that if they are liked they are then better than the rest, they have power. A teacher should not want their students to have more power than they themselves endure. Besides, students don’t like their peers to know that they are “pets,” they could end up getting bullied, teased and etc.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Chapter #2: Respect, Liking, Trust and Fairness
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2 comments:
tiny typo: (besides the italics on the book title again) "have more power then they themselves endure" should be "than"
Another well done QR. Your reflections in the second part of both chapter 1 and chapter 2 are deep, insightful, and in great alignment with the heart of the chapter. 4/4
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