Wednesday, August 31, 2005
Is this Punishable by Caning?
So, how would you feel if your 7 year old has discovered the art of forging someone's name? Due to some issues at school, the behavior section of N's folder must be signed off on daily by his teacher and then by us. For once my shy little boy is getting in trouble for talking. I'm not sure if I should beat him or congratulate him. Anyway, at N's school they enforce the stop light system; green is a good day, yellow is a warning, red is a caning and taunting in the public square.
N typically ends the day on green. We've had some yellows, but never a red. Last night, we had a red. He was scheduled to end the day on yellow due to two warnings about talking. Well, my child then took it upon himself to circle green in his folder and sign his teacher's name. He didn't want to get in trouble for a yellow (which is punishable by the afternoon being spent in his room) and he informed me that he thought if he signed his teacher's name, then he wouldn't have to show her his folder. This little act of kindness on his part landed him smack dab in the center of red. She really didn't appreciate his forgery one bit.
When we got home from work last night we had to sit down and have the discussion about how signing other people's names is wrong, why it's wrong, etc. I did have to point out in the nicest motherly way though...
"N did you really think that I couldn't tell the difference between your handwriting and hers?"
blah, blah, blah... don't do it again. Lying is wrong, blah, blah, blah. Let me tell you; it was one hell of a night!
N typically ends the day on green. We've had some yellows, but never a red. Last night, we had a red. He was scheduled to end the day on yellow due to two warnings about talking. Well, my child then took it upon himself to circle green in his folder and sign his teacher's name. He didn't want to get in trouble for a yellow (which is punishable by the afternoon being spent in his room) and he informed me that he thought if he signed his teacher's name, then he wouldn't have to show her his folder. This little act of kindness on his part landed him smack dab in the center of red. She really didn't appreciate his forgery one bit.
When we got home from work last night we had to sit down and have the discussion about how signing other people's names is wrong, why it's wrong, etc. I did have to point out in the nicest motherly way though...
"N did you really think that I couldn't tell the difference between your handwriting and hers?"
blah, blah, blah... don't do it again. Lying is wrong, blah, blah, blah. Let me tell you; it was one hell of a night!
