Beau Peep Notice Board
Beau Peep Notice Board => Outpourings => Topic started by: Mince on July 07, 2010, 07:37:44 AM
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I need everyone's opinion on something, as I am a bit lost with this one. One of my students came to lesson yesterday looking a bit glum. She had forgotten her work, and her pen (and had to borrow both a pencil and paper), and then said little. She worked quietly on a few questions, and then a few minutes later, she broke down into tears and poured out all her problems at school concerning a certain bullying teacher, some fellow students who encouraged him, and several random examples of general nastiness amongst peers that I can only assume were the tip of the iceberg. For several minutes she was literally inconsolable, sobbing with her face in her hands, and I guess I was at a loss as to what to do. So any advice here would be helpful: should I give out free paper and pencils or should I start charging them?
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He's back (briefly) and he's bored! (or should that be boring?) ..0
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Don't charge. Just sidle up to them.
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Charge for the pencils, but not the paper. No need to be heartless, after all.
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What's with all the pencils and paper? I thought you taught gym.
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Mince, I am appalled by your attitude! You have completely missed the point.
Tissue marketing!
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I think you should charge for everything. Pencils, papers, lessons, counselling.
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Oh... you should stop the bullying though. That's not nice.
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I think you should charge for everything. Pencils, papers, lessons, counselling.
Not counselling. I told her off for wasting time and if those tears stain the veneer, I'm sending a bill.