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RWB by any chance theotherjonv?
RWB?
No detention in scottish schools and It’s somthing I wouldn’t agree to for my kids either. Frankly I’m pretty surprised that a school can detain a child without gaining the permission of the parent first or letting them know.
Frankly I’m pretty surprised that a school can detain a child without gaining the permission of the parent first
as covered elsewhere, we signed up to it as part of the school-parent-student contract., for a limited period on the day. Longer periods, are 'by arrangement'
If you wouldn't agree to it for your kids, what do you support as sanction for poor behaviour?
Posh, sorry fella there are detentions in Scottish schools 24hrs notice should be given if after hours.
If you wouldn’t agree to it for your kids, what do you support as sanction for poor behaviour?
That depends on the child. Some are just plain wee shites and nothing will stop their poor behaviour. I got punsihments all the time at school and it didn't stop me from not doing my homework. A lot of it is down to the parents. Thankfully the kids of mine at school are well behavied and don't end up punished. But also the schools they go to don't punish you for forgetting your gym kit either.
To state that you can correct a teacher on their work seems pretty entitled to me
No, I'm with Squirrelking on this I think.
The kid was penalised for using incorrect notation when the same incorrect notation was used on the previous question. That's blatantly unfair. I see no harm in feeding this back to the school - it gives them the opportunity to correct the paper before using it again with other classes. That's a world apart from going Full Gammon at the school and telling them how to do their jobs. Teaching kids to challenge injustice in a diplomatic manner seems like a noble thing to do, n'est-ce pas?
To my mind, the correct and just thing to do in this instance would have been for the teacher to credit the kid with the mark but explain why it was technically wrong for future reference and warn that it'd be marked as incorrect next time.
As to the OP's question,
I have no issues with detention as a punishment. After-school detention with no prior warning however seems like an outrageous concept to me. There could be all manner of prior commitments outside of school either for the kid or the parents.