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Zutronius
Joined: 16 Apr 2007
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 Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 8:19 pm Post subject: Apology Letters |
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Have any of you used apology letters in class as punishment for a bad class? I just had a first grade high school class that was unbelievably awful. I was thinking of having them write me a full page letter apologizing for their bad behavior (no dictionaries allowed while writing the letter).
I'm just wondering if these are effective or if I should make them do something harder?
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bogey666
Joined: 17 Mar 2008
Location: Korea, the ass free zone
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| Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 8:22 pm Post subject: Re: Apoogy Letters |
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| Zutronius wrote: |
Have any of you used apology letters in class as punishment for a bad class? I just had a first grade high school class that was unbelievably awful. I was thinking of having them write me a full page letter apologizing for their bad behavior (no dictionaries allowed while writing the letter).
I'm just wondering if these are effective or if I should make them do something harder? |
i have a better idea. Plastic hammer (preferably one that makes squealing sound when used on top of little Klingon heads)
and better yet.... watergun.bigger the better.
this may not be your style and I can respect that, but in an atmosphere where korean teachers whack them for gross misbehavior or make them stand against all in pushup position or whack the undersides of their feet with sticks.
you expect them to feel ASHAMED for writing an apology letter?
what kind of alternate universe do you live in?
on the other hand, should this amazingly work, let me know  |
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Zutronius
Joined: 16 Apr 2007
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| Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 8:28 pm Post subject: |
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| My bad. I forgot the l on apology. I wanted to avoid being like the Koreans by resorting to even using a plastic hammer. But if things get worse I just may have to try that out. |
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the foystein
Joined: 23 Apr 2007
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| Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 8:35 pm Post subject: |
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| Write a simple little letter in Korean about rude behavior. Send it to their Mom. |
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Yu_Bum_suk
Joined: 25 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 8:36 pm Post subject: Re: Apoogy Letters |
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| bogey666 wrote: |
| Zutronius wrote: |
Have any of you used apology letters in class as punishment for a bad class? I just had a first grade high school class that was unbelievably awful. I was thinking of having them write me a full page letter apologizing for their bad behavior (no dictionaries allowed while writing the letter).
I'm just wondering if these are effective or if I should make them do something harder? |
i have a better idea. Plastic hammer (preferably one that makes squealing sound when used on top of little Klingon heads) |
Those things are more effective if you unsrew the accordian hammer and just use the handle.
At any rate, I doubt that half the students in many of my good classes would be capable of writing a one-page letter in English. Make them write out a sheet of lines instead. |
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Zutronius
Joined: 16 Apr 2007
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| Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 8:41 pm Post subject: |
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| I have the sheet of lines already made. |
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bogey666
Joined: 17 Mar 2008
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| Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 9:18 pm Post subject: |
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| Zutronius wrote: |
| My bad. I forgot the l on apology. I wanted to avoid being like the Koreans by resorting to even using a plastic hammer. But if things get worse I just may have to try that out. |
actually my HS students love that thing.
unlike the teacher sticks it doesn't actually hurt, but it's funny.
ditto watergun.
they turn into squealing snitches ratting on their talking or sleeping friends, so they can get whacked or shot... and they get to laugh. |
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mgafunnell
Joined: 11 Apr 2007
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| Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 9:51 pm Post subject: |
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| It's best just to close all the windows and turn on a fan until they calm down. |
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cruisemonkey
Joined: 04 Jul 2005
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| Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 9:55 pm Post subject: |
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| mgafunnell wrote: |
| It's best just to close all the windows and turn on a fan until they calm down. |
Yup... there's nothing like a good death threat!  |
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Zutronius
Joined: 16 Apr 2007
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| Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 10:49 pm Post subject: |
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| I also LOVE the letters to mom idea as well. |
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pkang0202
Joined: 09 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 10:55 pm Post subject: |
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| Zutronius wrote: |
| I also LOVE the letters to mom idea as well. |
Any guarantee mom will ever see taht letter.
Even if they do, will mom even know what the hell the letter says. The student could just as well say, "Look mom, its the teacher congratulating me for being a good student." |
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Zutronius
Joined: 16 Apr 2007
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| Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 11:11 pm Post subject: |
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| pkang0202 wrote: |
| Zutronius wrote: |
| I also LOVE the letters to mom idea as well. |
Any guarantee mom will ever see taht letter.
Even if they do, will mom even know what the hell the letter says. The student could just as well say, "Look mom, its the teacher congratulating me for being a good student." |
I was thinking of having my coteacher translate what I wrote into Korean.
It's a long shot it would work. |
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 12:48 am Post subject: |
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| My bad. I forgot the l on apology. |
You know you can change that: Go back to your first post, hit 'edit' up in the top right corner of the window and then add the 'l'. |
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Zutronius
Joined: 16 Apr 2007
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| Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 1:50 pm Post subject: |
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| Ya-ta Boy wrote: |
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| My bad. I forgot the l on apology. |
You know you can change that: Go back to your first post, hit 'edit' up in the top right corner of the window and then add the 'l'. |
Thanks. |
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