"If you miss one detention, you're going to have two" - why?

If a student fails to turn up for a detention, the student is clearly refusing to accept the discipline and authority of the school to impose such a punishment. The school can't be seen to be allowing the student to get away with that.

However, you are absolutely right in saying that the question arises about what the school should do if the student fails to turn up to the subsequent two detentions. In such a situation, the school would need to exclude the student. If they don't, it is a pretty clear signal that the school is not serious about enforcing its standards.

I completely agree. How I hated detention rules. Not that I was a really bad student, but some of the reasoning behind detentions and their rules were ridiculous. I also think sixth form detentions are pointless. My art teacher was all "you'll get a detention each time you don't do your homework" ... every week everyone in the class would get one. And the detentions involved everyone sitting round the common room laughing and joking. No one thought it was a bad punishment and no one learnt from them either. Crazy, pointless stuff. I guarantee that at least half the art class will still get an A. Guarantee!

You did something which annoyed the teacher and probably you were told that this would mean a detention or you went on doing something when you were warned that this meant a detention. So you got a detention. You then didn't do the detention so you defied the teacher again so you got more punishment for defying the teacher i.e. two detentions.

One day you may learn that certain people in your life have the right to tell you what to do and if you don't obey then sanctions will follow. You do of course have the right to accept the punishments and not obey. I am glad that I am not in your class as I suspect that your behaviour would stop me getting the education I want as the teacher would be spending too much teaching time dealing with you.

sorry yet we don't get detention at our college till we initiate a combat. if we are previous due for somewhat some days it quite is an absence. if we omit somewhat some days we could make up the time via sitting interior the workplace or assisting out different instructors after of before college. so your detention does not trouble me i will in simple terms pass to the library and end my english challenge

it's an intimidation tactic. you're supposed to be punished.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_punishment#Det...

EDIT: So you don't forget to go, in case you put it off by just not going and not going to each one.

i always wondered the same thing!