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Liza
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Liza asked in Pregnancy & ParentingGrade-Schooler · 1 decade ago

Should she really turn this paper in?

My 3rd grader has a writing assignment today that reads:

"How did the day go without Mr. Smith?" (Mr. Smith was at a conference today)

Her paragraph reads:

"I was so happy that Mr. Smith wasn't there. It was good without him being there. It was just like a normal day. Except different cause we had a substitute. It was a good day!!!!"

Hmm....she's being totally honest. This is a teacher that is considered extremely cool by most kids even though he is very strict. My daughter doesn't care for him (obviously).

I'm torn about this paper. It's very honest, but if she turns it in, the teacher will hold it against her. He is very arrogant and does not do well with criticism. But it's also sad for me to tell her to make it politically correct. Tough lesson for a 3rd grader.

Any suggestions?

Update:

The one thing I won't make her do is lie, just to protect the teacher when he shouldn't have asked that question in the first place. He loves praise and in my opinion, if he wasn't prepared for non-praise then he shouldn't have asked.

However, I may have to have her rewrite it anyway, softening it so it doesn't sound so insulting. Pretty sad that I have to do that.

Update 2:

Donna -- I realize that it sounds mean, but she doesn't have an ax to grind. She's just being honest. You should have seen her bounce out of school today, she was so happy and carefree. He makes her nervous and unhappy.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    I would let her turn it in but also watch very closely to see if he starts treating her different. If he didn't want an honest answer to that question he shouldn't of asked it. I would suggest maybe have her put in why it was a good day with out him there was it because she wasn't nervous because of whatever reason he makes her nervous. That way maybe he will understand why she doesn't like him.

  • 1 decade ago

    When I was in school - older than your daughter but anyway - a teacher said to our class that the best way to answer subjective questions( essays, assignment) is with the answer the asker wants to hear -to get the best marks. Forget about your opinion and go for the best grade you can get.

    Of course the teacher would get a bias towards the student- Its only natural. Softening it was a good idea.

  • 1 decade ago

    Tell her that she needs to consider the teacher's feelings when she's writing something like that. Tell her to throw in something like, 'even though I like Mr. Smith, it was neat that we had someone else for a day.'

    That way it doesn't seem like she doesn't like him & he wouldn't hold it against her. I know how teacher's are when it comes to that & it wouldn't be good for her if she was on bad terms with him. He may not be that way, but you never know.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    turn the paper not so much because of the teacher but for yourself,she seem to know how to express herself and situation very honestly and if one day she could not talk to you about something she could express with pen paper she need to know it's alright to be honest and to express yourself. if she's feel like she cannot express herself now or think she said something or what everyone else should have said,she always tell you what you wanna and not what's really going on

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  • 1 decade ago

    That's kind of mean. You should ask her what if someone said that about her if she missed a day of school... lol you have to make her re write it and make her say she missed Mr. Smith lol

  • Erika
    Lv 4
    4 years ago

    Milk is somewhat acidic before it is going to become curds(lactic acid)... whilst litmus attempt is carried out, litmus paper turns to crimson/crimson..... Lemon juice is composed of citric acid(pH-2 or 3), and litmus paper right here too will become crimson/crimson....

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    You should try explaining to her that, when she writes certain things(like this) it can hurt the other persons feelings and that's a bad thing.

    Try explaining something like that to her but in a way you know(obviously, shes your kid) she would can understand.

    ~Em

    Source(s): ~Part time pyscharist
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Don't turn it in. The teacher will have a bias against the student.

  • 1 decade ago

    I think she should say this in a more polite way.

    "The substitute we had was very nice and cool. We did our normal stuff and it was fun."

  • 1 decade ago

    hand it in you cant shelter kids not in the world we have today.

    I would hand it in. the teacher will have to get over it. he asked a question she answered.

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