On Thursday, B once again asked one of her questions: "How come you put the board where I can't see it?" I suggested she move to a different chair and then asked "How come you ask so many questions?" Her friend A got on me and told me I was rude and if I didn't want students to ask questions, I shouldn't be a teacher and should find another profession. Wow! I decided to let it all go and not respond in kind!
That was the right thing to do. Later in the hour, she referred to her sister as retarded for not knowing something. I said that was hurtful even when kidding and that she had hurt my feelings earlier. She actually apologized and all was well.
I do think I will talk about what kind of questions are always appropriate and what kinds are not.
And one more thing I have to do today before tomorrow's class is to call B and tell her to dress appropriately for class. No more cleavage. No more breasts bulging out of tight tank tops. She won't like it but it needs to be done!
No comments:
Post a Comment