One of my students handed me a note explaining why he was absent from class on Tuesday.
Please excuse John Doe from class on Tuesday. He is under a doctor's care for the flu
Signed,
John Doe's mother
I don't know what to say to that.
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10 comments:
I've had these --- and didn't know how to react either...
I'd love to ask if the mother IS the doctor? If so, then the note has some significance for the class... otherwise, it is nice to know that Mommy said he could stay home.
wow.
wow. i didn't realize you taught high school, ss.
lol at justme.
So you got this unprompted? I've gotten the "what if I give you a note from my mom" question, but never the actual note. huh.
Justme: LOL. Sometimes, I wonder if I do teach high school.
RL: Totally unprompted. He thought it would explain why he was absent.
Maybe you could send home a homework packet with his mom...just pin it too his book bag like the other kids. Oh, and make sure to have him have his mom sign his bad papers. I used to haaate that as a kid. :)
Good idea, Abbey! lol
Abbey: You are too funny!!!!
Of course, I'm evil. I had Dude try this with me once during my first year at Dream School.
My response: "What IS this?" [in my most incredulous voice]
Dude: A note from my mom about why i was sick.
My response: This is not high school, and I don't take notes.
Dude: [turns purple and slinks away, never to bother me again]
Shaming does work, as does the illustrating of absurdity. :-)
RV
LOL! I think would have a hard time not laughing my a** off in front of the student after reading his note.
I would probably explain to the student the difference between university and high school (or, maybe elementary school). Sometimes parents don't get it either. When I was sick, my dad wanted to call my professors for my homework. I was in my first year of graduate school at the time. It got to the point where I had to say "I forbid you from calling my advisor or any other professors".
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