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       Re: Teaching
       By: db105 Date: January 27, 2018, 9:48 pm
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       I agree he got what he had coming... You can't be always be
       getting caught for breaking the same rule and not expect
       unpleasant
       consequences. Lucky for you that you were around to be the
       witness.
       As to why he did it... maybe it was convenient and he always
       thinks he won't get caught again. Why doesn't he just purchase a
       parking permission, though? To save the money? He's not a
       scholarship student, so presumably his family can afford it?
       #Post#: 3272--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Teaching
       By: Jack Date: January 28, 2018, 5:30 am
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       Mr. P made it very clear that Reeve has ran out of tolerance,
       and his car will be towed next time.   I believe there were also
       be additional - more personal - punishment.  Considering that
       Reeve is 18, and the shape he was in after the paddling, I would
       hope it made an impression on him.  Sometimes that's all you
       really need to do is make a serious impression.
       The problem with buying a parking pass at this point is that
       he'd be at the back of the lot.
       We'll never know why Reeve keeps doing this.  My first guess
       would be that he has a problem being on time, so he parks where
       he should most of the time, but violates when he's running late
       and wants to save a few minutes.  And let's be honest s- while
       I'll name no names, it's easy to look around the American
       political situation these days and see plenty of people who feel
       they should be allowed to get away with whatever they want.
       [quote author=Adric link=topic=349.msg3264#msg3264
       date=1517106476]
       I wasn't quite clear on what Reeve would have faced if he had
       said, "Oh yeah, I'll pay the fine.  Here's a Franklin."  Would
       that be the end of it and he moves his car and then heads on
       back to class, or is it a little more complicated?[/quote]
       Outside my pay grade.  I believe the student handbook
       specifically warns of 'escalating consequences' for multiple
       violations, but I don't recall if I ever saw what.
       [quote author=Adric link=topic=349.msg3264#msg3264
       date=1517106476]Did they trace the car from the license plate
       through the police?  How else would they know the name and
       address of the registered owner and trace it back to
       Reeve?[/quote]
       I would assume so - well, more likekly the Department of Public
       Safety.
       [quote author=Adric link=topic=349.msg3264#msg3264
       date=1517106476]
       I'm not very much in favor of monetary fines for such things as
       this, as money means a great deal more to some people than it
       does to others.  There are people who repeatedly break the laws
       simply because they have plenty of money to pay the resulting
       fines.[/quote]
       No, but that's the good thing about having escalating fines.
       And, in the case of people without money - Mr. P seemed willing
       enough to substitute the paddle.
       #Post#: 3288--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Teaching
       By: jackson Date: January 28, 2018, 7:46 pm
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       Had Mr P and Reeve already discussed and decided what his
       punishment was going to be before you went into Mr P's office?
       #Post#: 3290--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Teaching
       By: Jack Date: January 28, 2018, 8:13 pm
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       [quote author=jackson link=topic=349.msg3288#msg3288
       date=1517190408]
       Had Mr P and Reeve already discussed and decided what his
       punishment was going to be before you went into Mr P's office?
       [/quote]
       I believe so.  He knew he'd be paddling Reeve when he asked me
       into the office, so it seems likely.
       #Post#: 3296--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Teaching
       By: Jack Date: January 29, 2018, 4:33 am
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       It'll be fun to see Ralph in class today.
       The theater where we saw Death Cure is older.  They've done a
       lot of remodeling over the years, but their men's room doesn't
       have privacy guards on the urinals.  Ralph and I ended up next
       to each other, and he doesn't seem especially shy - he has a
       pretty cute (and decent sized) package.
       It was also cute at the house that night.   He apparently loves
       animals, and spent some time visiting Van, including going to my
       room to see the ferrets (with permission).   Ralph and I talked
       for a while, and he asked about the Red Maple.  I told him that
       I don't share specifics about my kids discipline.  I let him
       know that I do spank, but I'm not going to say who, when, or
       why.  I suggested he wouldn't like his dad telling me.  He just
       shrugged - he was wearing lounge pants with no shirt, and the
       pants kept sliding down his barely existent hips to reveal his
       Hanes briefs, though they were light gray instead of white this
       time - and said his dad almost always uses the belt.  "When I
       was little, he used my belt on my pants most of the time, but he
       says if it's serious enough for me to get the belt at my age,
       it's too serious to keep 'em up anymore.'
       I still didn't tell him anything about Colt, but I did answer
       his general questions, which was more about school anyway.
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       Re: Teaching
       By: Zyngaru Date: January 29, 2018, 6:54 am
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       Isn't it surprising how spanking works its way into a
       conversation.  Seems boys are just curious about spanking.
       #Post#: 3300--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Teaching
       By: jackson Date: January 29, 2018, 8:25 am
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       When you paddled Tyler did you go back into your classroom to
       get your paddle after you had decided on Tyler's punishment?
       Where do you keep your paddles in your classroom?
       #Post#: 3302--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Teaching
       By: db105 Date: January 29, 2018, 8:49 am
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       [quote author=Zyngaru link=topic=349.msg3299#msg3299
       date=1517230446]
       Isn't it surprising how spanking works its way into a
       conversation.  Seems boys are just curious about spanking.
       [/quote]
       I'm sure Jack also helped  ;D
       #Post#: 3322--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Teaching
       By: Jack Date: January 30, 2018, 4:37 am
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       Well, some of you were right that Count of Monte Cristo probably
       wasn't the best choice to start.  On the other hand, I was also
       right that there's enough stuff going on around the edges that I
       was able to keep everyone engaged while we slogged through the
       start.
       My syllabus is up in the air, but I decided to go with a more
       modern, American novel after this one, and one that's a bit
       shorter as well.  Because of the rules I set up to make sure I
       do different books than I have in the past, and because I don't
       want a lot of boys mad at me for making them cry in class (which
       means no Ol' Yeller or Where the Red Fern Grows), We're going to
       do Hatchet by Gary Paulsen next, and then I'll give the boys a
       few options on where we go after that.
       In the meantime, word certainly did get around about me paddling
       Tyler, and how he rated it.  I first heard about it from Kim
       Malone the next day, though she heard about it from Scott and
       Tyler, not from her own (first grade) students (by the way -
       Paden has a crush on her).  I have had a number of requests for
       parent conferences, which aren't exactly easy on me, since I'm
       busy after school.  I've been able to work some in before
       school, some in when I get off around lunch time, and, with Mr.
       P's permission, I've had some parents (and students) visit me
       here.
       Remember pretty much every kid in these classes is an
       underperformer in one way or another.  Pretty much all their
       parents expressed some degree of thankfulness and support to
       have a teacher who was going to 'ride herd' on them and
       'wouldn't tolerate any trouble.'  I'm all like - most of the
       kids are at least decent looking, so I don't mind paddling them,
       but I'm really just here to read and talk about books, if
       they'll play along.  Still, it is nice talking to the parents,
       especially when the kids are there, which gives us a chance for
       the kids and parent to understand what they both hope the kid
       can get out of this class.  Actually, most of the kids dno't
       really have an idea that they should expect to get anything out
       of this class, which is something we're going to discuss as soon
       as we reach a good break.
       #Post#: 3328--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Teaching
       By: Zyngaru Date: January 30, 2018, 8:01 am
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       Good idea Jack.   Have a discussion about what they can expect
       to get from the class.  Or at least what you hope they can take
       away from the class.
       Parent/teacher conferences have to be tough, but at least you
       have parents that are getting involved.
       A book that I enjoyed as a boy was "A Separate Peace" by John
       Knowles  Although there could be some crying with it?
       So if no crying, I guess "The Yearling" is not an option.   :o
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