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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 91037" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Let us know how you get on. You've already done a lot more than many parents would have and I think this sends a strong message of support to Tink.</p><p></p><p>Handing out things like this - it's easy to get numbers wrong or for kids to give two to someone they like and none to a kid they don't. Or for accidents to happen - we have pigeonholes at church and the monthly newsletter gets put in each one. Occasionally we don't get one, or perhaps get two by accident. If we've missed out, we ask for one. If we get two, we assume someone accidentally doubled up and we put the spare on top of the pigeonholes.</p><p></p><p>It's the adult thing to do.</p><p></p><p>Star is right, this isn't about the lollipop, it's about the automatic assumption without consideration, and it's about what I see as the abuse of power by a person in authority. If Tink stole the other kid's lollipop, simply being caught and not profiting from her ill-gotten gains (to wit: one lollipop) should have been enough. Tink's response to this alone would have told the teacher if Tink was a total innocent, or a devious kid. If you as teacher suspect the latter, you don't take punishment any further but you watch and listen.</p><p></p><p>I've had a few teachers in my time who THOUGHT they understood the 'wisdom of Solomon' but who got it badly wrong. It still burns, decades later.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 91037, member: 1991"] Let us know how you get on. You've already done a lot more than many parents would have and I think this sends a strong message of support to Tink. Handing out things like this - it's easy to get numbers wrong or for kids to give two to someone they like and none to a kid they don't. Or for accidents to happen - we have pigeonholes at church and the monthly newsletter gets put in each one. Occasionally we don't get one, or perhaps get two by accident. If we've missed out, we ask for one. If we get two, we assume someone accidentally doubled up and we put the spare on top of the pigeonholes. It's the adult thing to do. Star is right, this isn't about the lollipop, it's about the automatic assumption without consideration, and it's about what I see as the abuse of power by a person in authority. If Tink stole the other kid's lollipop, simply being caught and not profiting from her ill-gotten gains (to wit: one lollipop) should have been enough. Tink's response to this alone would have told the teacher if Tink was a total innocent, or a devious kid. If you as teacher suspect the latter, you don't take punishment any further but you watch and listen. I've had a few teachers in my time who THOUGHT they understood the 'wisdom of Solomon' but who got it badly wrong. It still burns, decades later. Marg [/QUOTE]
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