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Originally Posted by FredSnerd
I dont understand your reasoning. Why are you talking about "fault". I give my teacher a paper so he can teach me not so he can punish me. If I get something wrong in an effort to learn am I "at fault" deserving of punishment or am I engaged in the process of learning. You might want to put this senario to your teacher daughter and ask her what she thinks about a teacher giving other student's work to other students for the express purpose of showing them the student's errors.
And lets be honest. You would never have allowed that to happen to your daughter
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We obviously do not communicate at the same wavelength
Of course it is my fault, if after all the hours listening to my teacher I write something that is way below acceptable standards.
If I am not capable of comprehending what teacher is talking about, I am in the wrong place.
If I am capable, but careless to try hard enough, don't you think I deserve some sort of punishment? Or the whole thing should be swept under the carpet, as if nothing happened?
I would be very upset as a parent if my daughter failed to do her assignments properly and no-one knew about it, including myself (which WAS the tendency in her school (not always, but it was noticeable)... and which resulted in great shock when she joined much less tolerant environment at university.
Yes, mate, I am against political correctness of the day... It does not help.
Even if/when my own daughter was/is concerned. She learned her lesson and she will not repeat it in the future and this will be to her benefit only.
I will certainly talk to her about this issue and I will let you know what she thinks about the whole thing... But somehow I know what her answer will be
