Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Honesty
Kae gave back a test today, and, like all teachers do, she made some grading mistakes. Of course the kids who got cheated out of a few points came up and had their grade bumped, but the kids who benefited from mistakes came up as well. I was kind of shocked. And it wasn’t just one or two kids, it was several. They all came up to have their grades lowered. I thought the rule for beneficial teachers mistakes was “keep those points.” Not here…
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Ok I'm starting to really think there's something you're not telling us - or you yourself don't know - about Japanese homes and families. There must be some horrible consequence or something for ill behavior to craft such honest and polite people. I'm picturing horrible torture chambers for kids that they don't tell Americans about. They just smile politely and draw your attention away from the basement door.
If I knew, I would certainly tell you.
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