And yet what happens?
We get this thinly-disguised moan. The disguise it that it is 'education' which is not being examined for another 8 days.
Read this and consider how the time could have been more maturely used:
"sociology notes on education
If people are defined in a certain way, this definition includes a prediction of their future behaviour. If others act as if the prophecy is true, then there is a tendency for it to come to fulfill itself. In education there is a very common thing - labelling. If someone is labelled is as a certain kind of person, others will respond to them in terms of label.
I will give you some examples.
A student called D is labelled as the best one in class. The teacher puts this label on the student because of the student's abilities in a particular subject (simply because he has learned the subject in depth before). The teacher builds up his relationships with the student basing on this label, paying more attention to his progress etc.
A student called R is labelled as lazy and not working at all. The labelling happened after a certain period of time, when the student actually didn't show any interest or effort. Of course the teacher didn't realise that this might be because the student R saw how the student D was treated and understood that he is not able to achieve the same level (students are praised ONLY if they are at the same level with D), so he gives up.
Student K and L feel pretty the same as R and therefore don't do their best as they don't see any point in that.
Some students, like B, who tried to go against the label of the student D, were said to be angry and distruptive.
The student M is labelled as a troublemaker. Because of this label, he is never praised (label does not allow him to be praised), so the only thing he can do is actually.. deal with it. However, the student is accused of being the cause of the class's overall underachievement, just because of the label.
Or another example.
Students E and D are performing exactly the same in subject S - just perfect.
However, only one of them is frequently praised. Why is that? Maybe because of labelling.
Another student, M (do not confuse with the other one, who is an awful troublemaker and the cause of all problems), gave up after only one student in her class was praised. he was treated as a weak and confused student and in the end he gave up 2 weeks before the exams."
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R = Robin
ReplyDeleteK = Ken
L = Long
I know but by then I couldn't be bothered. The important thing was that this was yet another example of a known troublemaker (see links to the same apology for the same behaviour 7 months ago that is still being done) who refuses - and proudly - to change.
ReplyDeleteAnd that's desipte the huge apology made months ago (linked to)
This is what was in the blog:
"I'm not just talking about today, I mean ALL the troubles I've done. I know that it is very hard to forgive me, because every time I do the same things: cause troubles\mess in the lessons, apologise and promise never to do it again, but never bring my promises to life. I'm immature and rude to people who really want to help me to become a good person. I'm an egoist.
........................And I understand that my behaviour is the last thing in the world to say "thank you". What happened today is completely my fault and I'm not going to deny it. I know that it is stupid to say "oh, I just can control myself and that's why I'm always behave like that". No, I actually can, but I always forget about it, not because I'm not paying attention to what you say or something.. it's because I'm childish and irresponsible.
I don't want to disappoint you ever again, I will improve my behaviour. "
It's also yet another example of someone refusing to focus on the topic in hand.
Had you done a similar thing on Family I might not even have bothered to comment.
too tired to argue with you
ReplyDeletewe both have our own opinions on this question
I'm not refusing to change, I just see no point in this - the only thing I hear from you is endless criticisms anyway. I doubt that it might ever be changed
You deliberately don't see praise - it makes you more of a martyr if you pretend all you get is criticism.
ReplyDelete"- the only thing I hear from you is endless criticisms anyway. I doubt that it might ever be changed"
http://efbusinesseconomics.blogspot.com/2009/04/business-studies-mock-results.html