In the news this week, school districts in Washington State are now offering an incentive for students who don’t use their bathroom passes during the school year. If the students don’t use the passes, they can be redeemed for extra credit points towards a better grade. I am not making this up, check it our here.
Part of me understands why schools might want to keep students in class to keep things orderly but the rest of me thinks that it is ridiculous that schools are going to such lengths to keep the students in class. I think that this is a lawsuit waiting to happen. Some parent will claim that their child was traumatized by having to choose between answering natures call and earning extra credit points. The parent will no doubt say that their child is being unfairly penalized (re: not given the same perks) for taking care of their health. It’s coming, you know it is.
This has been a heck of a year so far...
2 comments:
As a TEACHER i have to give my opinion on this. leaving to go to the bathroom, is the number one symptom of task avoidance. this means that most of the kids that go to the bathroom all the time are avoiding tasks which upset them . the sister problem to this is that the state of california (i know the article refers to washington state) requires teachers to be responsible for student learning. how can we be responsible for learning when students are continually avioding tasks? in all public schools, there is a lengthy break every two hours, allowing children to relieve themselves at those intervals. all metabolisms work differently, and those who have issues can easily obtain a doctor's note explaining this fact. The trouble that we teachers have to deal with every day, is the fact that children are being raised without manners or accountability and we, as teachers, are left to pick up the pieces. beacause if we don't turn these kids into responsible citizens within twelve years, the parents have a right to sue us under to No Child Left Behind Law.
Any school making rules such as these is obviously feeling the pressure of the daily grind which is fixing the problems that begin in the home.
As a kid, I hardly used the restroom pass. Now, my bladder has strunk to the size of a pea. Yeah, I'd have to use it a lot more often now.
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