Now Crier came in a bit late, but not late enough that if he worked at it, he would have been able to catch up and get everything that he was missing in. But, I decided that he could be excused from the first 10 assignments and only be responsible for the missing typing since we were switching to a new unit and the students were taking a test 2 days after he arrived. It wouldn't have been fair to him to have him tested on material that he didn't learn from me.Seem fair enough? We started into the new unit and he decided that he didn't have to work. That has continued until this day. Crier gets emotional any time you ask him to do work and get back on task. Seriously, he starts balling thinking that is going to get me to change my mind.
Crier had a bad week last week (the week after Spring Break) because he didn't work on his assignment at home at all and he is now failing my class--plus three others. He is what we call a Choice Student. That means he doesn't live in the school boundaries but as long as his parents are willing to get him to the school and he meets certain requirements, he can stay. The school called him on the fact that he failed more than one class his first term here and what he is currently failing. The parents came in and the mother decided to put his grades in my face and have me explain it while the kid sat back and just grinned. "He's got __________, and ___________, and __________", she said to me. "Thats why he doesn't do the work. But you're supposed to make him pass. And if he doesn't want to do it, you still have to pass him. And he should be allowed to play like the other students even if he doesn't finish his work."
How is it my fault that Crier decided not to do his work and to have a horrible attitude? How in the WORLD is her logic sound? I don't have to pass him if he isn't doing work. I don't give grades; the student earns them. You know: earns? Where you actually have to do work in order to gain something? And lady, the other students have privileges because they've earned them. Privileges. If Crier wants the privilege of playing games, he needs to finish is work first. Plain and simple.
Yep. I found that cartoon and that totally explains everything.
