My son had remarks written on his progress report yesterday. They were not good. This is not the first time. According to my son, his teacher had asked the class to put their pencils down on their desks. Instead, he decided to hold his pencil in his hand behind his ear as he tilted his head so that it rested up against his hand-- hiding the pencil. Surely this was okay. As long as the teacher didn't see him holding the pencil, it would appear to her that he had set it down.
Wrong.
But he had a good excuse. He wanted to be extra ready when his teacher told all of them to pick up their pencils to begin writing on their paper. Unlike all the other students in his class-- he needed a head start. What is wrong with that?
Sounds pretty trivial one might think, but my husband and I don't feel that way. First off, he thought his actions through. That means he knew that he would be disobeying the teacher so he came up with a good excuse in his mind. And this is not his first time doing something like this. Second, he didn't care that he was setting a bad example by not listening to the teacher, and ended up being disruptive when a few kids thought that he was acting cute.
Thankfully, he came home and told me right away. We discussed how his behavior was wrong yet made sure to focus on how his honesty with me spoke volumes for his character. He decided he wanted to apologize to his teacher the next day, and he had to go to bed early.
4 inspiring thoughts:
I agree that he should have followed his teacher's directions but if this is the worst behavior he has during his school years, it's minor. I substitute taught for many years and saw a lot. For middle school boys, they like to test. He came home and fessed up and wants to appologize to the teacher tomorrow so his sense of right versus wrong kicked in.
Sounds beautifully handled by all parties...but why DID he feel he needed an extra head start?
As a grandmother I always find these naughty children stories funny. When I was a mother of young children not so much. Sometimes it is very frustrating when your children seem to make these poor choices, but he did tell you about it and that is good.
So glad he came up with the solution on his own. It's so hard not to be "cute" sometimes with your classmates!
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