Just for the record… Teachers don’t “refer” students to reform school.
Reform school was thought to be an enlightened term, 100+ years ago, for the first prisons meant to separate juveniles from the adults… but they haven’t been called that in probably 50 years.
Now it’s usually called juvenile hall, depending on your area… in any case it’s JAIL, for convicted underage lawbreakers.
Agnes may be rather difficult to teach, maybe annoying, but she’s no juvenile delinquent.
She wouldn’t get sent anywhere…
In a real school, not even to the principal or detention, for most of her behavior… She doesn’t harm anyone.
She’d get low grades, and maybe tutoring or a special ed teacher part of the time…
The rest of the time the teacher would just deal with her….
And she’s not that bad… very smart, but, unfortunately, neither interested nor engaged in school. A challenge.
SusanSunshine Premium Member about 6 years ago
Well…just a hunch… but I don’t think he’s just inviting Grandma to tea,
or asking how her petunias are doing this year.
well-i-never about 6 years ago
Think outside the envelope-what possible good can come from opening it yourself?
Marvin Premium Member about 6 years ago
The note is probably a referral to the local reform school.
joegeethree about 6 years ago
To avoid the temptation by the student to snoop is why teachers use e-mail to talk with parents today.
SusanSunshine Premium Member about 6 years ago
Just for the record… Teachers don’t “refer” students to reform school.
Reform school was thought to be an enlightened term, 100+ years ago, for the first prisons meant to separate juveniles from the adults… but they haven’t been called that in probably 50 years.
Now it’s usually called juvenile hall, depending on your area… in any case it’s JAIL, for convicted underage lawbreakers.
Agnes may be rather difficult to teach, maybe annoying, but she’s no juvenile delinquent.
She wouldn’t get sent anywhere…
In a real school, not even to the principal or detention, for most of her behavior… She doesn’t harm anyone.
She’d get low grades, and maybe tutoring or a special ed teacher part of the time…
The rest of the time the teacher would just deal with her….
And she’s not that bad… very smart, but, unfortunately, neither interested nor engaged in school. A challenge.