This kind of sloppy non-argument is common. But it demonstrates an obvious naivety and unfamiliarity with actual classrooms.
Nobody is ‘aiming’ to suspend or exclude. It’s a last resort. But famously last resorts are used when nothing else is working.
And the bottom line is that schools don’t want to suspend- they want every student there, learning together. But if a student deliberately ruins the safety, dignity, or education of others, then we have a duty to the 25 other kids who aren’t calling the teacher an idiot, or disturbing the peace.
On average, students lose an hour per day because of disruption. That’s ONE YEAR per cohort. An entire year of your school life, taken from you because of the chaotic actions of others. Not responding to that is an abdication of our duty of care, and the right to an education.
People who post stuff like this are terrific at not explaining what they would do instead, when other options have been tried. Because they will never have to live with the consequences of their piety.
Nobody is ‘aiming’ to suspend or exclude. It’s a last resort. But famously last resorts are used when nothing else is working.
And the bottom line is that schools don’t want to suspend- they want every student there, learning together. But if a student deliberately ruins the safety, dignity, or education of others, then we have a duty to the 25 other kids who aren’t calling the teacher an idiot, or disturbing the peace.
On average, students lose an hour per day because of disruption. That’s ONE YEAR per cohort. An entire year of your school life, taken from you because of the chaotic actions of others. Not responding to that is an abdication of our duty of care, and the right to an education.
People who post stuff like this are terrific at not explaining what they would do instead, when other options have been tried. Because they will never have to live with the consequences of their piety.
