Today was the beginning of a new month. It was interesting to see exactly how the transition between months works. One thing that I noticed was that some of the disciplinary systems are reset between months, such as “pass abuse.” My mentor seems focused on treating this as a true clean slate. I’ve heard some teachers talk in the halls, joking around with “frequent offenders” about how long it’ll be until they’re back on “pass abuse.”
I think the joking around, although probably not very harmful, definitely does project teachers’ expectations onto the students. Even if it doesn’t directly push students to misbehave, I can’t see it having no effect on students’ behavior. Is it better to joke in such a way or to not joke at all?
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