I’ve been on a calling spree. Didn’t do your homework? Here’s my cell. Call your mom–or, preferably, your dad. First you talk, then I talk. Sometimes I make six or seven calls a day. The parents seem to be happy about it, but some kids continue to be repeat offenders.
The downside for me: parents have saved my number. On Sundays, in the evenings, during my lunch, I get calls from unknown numbers: What was the homework? Can I bring my son’s homework in to school–he forgot it? I wanted to talk to you about how my child is adjusting to your class.
Hmm. For now I don’t mind, but I’d prefer no weekend calling. Let your child be responsible. Everyday s/he has ten minutes to write the homework into his/her daily planner. If s/he doesn’t, then shouldn’t s/he face the consequences?
But the consequences are being benched and getting the phone call home, so I guess we’re trapped in a vicious circle: parents call me in order not to get called themselves!
Or maybe it’s just because they care. But then why didn’t David do the homework three times this week?
I’m not sure about this strategy of mine. All I know is I’m very glad I upped my minutes in August.
What do you think? Do you want your child’s teacher calling you when s/he doesn’t do the homework?
on Oct 8th, 2009 at 7:25 am
I would LOVE it, but consider it quite a luxury. H’s teachers require the kids to have at least one others kid’s number from the classroom - a homework buddy.