I was at work yesterday and before the kids can play games in the gym or go outside on the playground, we have homework time. The kids are expected to do their homework quietly or read a book quietly or sit there and be bored...QUIETLY!
And of course, about ten to fifteen percent of them never do that. Either because they have no homework or there really isn't a strong incentive to do any of it. I'm fine with this.
I'm also mostly fine with the fact that they get up a lot and talk to me or talk to other kids or do something weird because they're kids.
But my hypothetical coworker decided to announce this, "Let's try this. I'm going to start a list and if you get up more than two times during homework time or I catch you talking to anyone, you're going on the list and you will sit out during gym time or on the playground."
Now, this question probably wasn't asked during her job interview, but I think it should have been,
"If you had to gain control of a group of children, would you immediately try to implement a Fascist regime that monitors and silently punishes all enemies to the well-being of the after-school program?"
Maybe that's worth asking because it's not the first time I've hypothetically seen it done. Also it doesn't work.
But what was strangest of all was that she asked the kids if they were okay with it. "Does that sound good?"
Uh....no. Who would agree to that? Why are you hypothetically asking that? Don't try to switch it back to democracy at the end, Il Duce.
2 comments:
Lead the Revolution.
Hahahaha-
"Now, this question probably wasn't asked during her job interview, but I think it should have been,
"If you had to gain control of a group of children, would you immediately try to implement a Fascist regime that monitors and silently punishes all enemies to the well-being of the after-school program?""
Yeah I hate when people in charge of kids try to use that authoritarian-ness, you're right it doesn't work.
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