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Quite an interesting one isn’t it, in society we’ve created this “No Excuse” policy where you commit a crime you’re guilty regardless of circumstances.
Quite an interesting one isn’t it, in society we’ve created this “No Excuse” policy where you commit a crime you’re guilty regardless of circumstances.
Interesting
blog post it really is and it’s spot on that we have to support this poor Sally
in what she’s gone through. It doesn’t take
a scientist to guess this is one of three things.
Problem
is though we have to educate Students in to knowing that how they react to
nightmare situations is just as important as talking to someone about these
problems.
This
all stems from the School which has a “No Excuse” policy that no matter how bad
things get you are still expected to behave.
Which I’m sorry to say is a spot on approach. Students do need to realise that no matter how
bad their life gets as an adult they are fully held accountable to their own
actions. Shall we do what the blog post
writer has done and come up with the harsh examples?
A
man loses his family due to a mass murderer – Society will lock that man up who
had never hurt a fly until he killed that murderer who took away his
family. No matter what society will not
allow a revenge killing. I recently saw
in the news where a father had killed her daughters rapist and in all honesty most
parents would be willing to commit murder for their children. Problem is though he will now spend a long
time behind bars as a result of what he has done regardless if it was justice
or revenge. This means that even our
reactions to some terrible life scenarios will not protect us from
repercussions. This means we must
educate children that no matter what excuse they may feel they have lashing out
at others is not a good way forward.
This
young girl Sally has lashed out in her class.
Now I would question a few things on why that Student didn’t feel safe
enough in her School to discuss the problems with staff. If you nail hard on behaviour this makes Students
feel safe and willing to discuss any problems at home. There will be a few closed off who are not
willing to talk but you would be surprised how rare this becomes when you make
a School environment fully fitting.
Sorting out a child’s behaviour isn’t just about making the School
better it also allows children to take more responsibility for their problems
no matter how small or big they are.
The
way Sally has reacted would suggest that not only does she not feel safe but
she isn’t willing to talk to anyone until she lashed out.
Now
I am going to do a few scenarios – What if she had lashed out to one particular
Student? What if she had lashed out in
the harsh way possible by picking on some one?
What about assaulting another Student, causing serious harm or death because
of the pain she was going through? Are
we going to say “it’s okay you have an excuse”.
No – Instead society will punish her harshly and the repercussions of
her actions no matter how warranted they may be will hit her hard. What if she had decided to put other girls
that she didn’t like through the same kind of pain? We’ve heard all kinds of stories over the
years one in particular was about a young girl who had purposely setup two
others to be raped. It turns out that
the sickening crime happened because she wanted others to feel what she had
gone through. Are we going to have a “It’s
okay, you have an excuse” attitude?
Like
it or not, you do the crime you do the time.
The only question is if you get caught.
Do we think all criminals come from stable backgrounds? Ever watched
criminal science (shows or documentaries) and believe it or not the majority of
serious criminal activities are committed by people who have not had stable
backgrounds or have gone through harsh events.
Do we have a “it’s okay you have an excuse” society? No we do not and
young people must understand that every action has a reaction.
For
Sally and many other Students we would be sensitive with them. Let them know we are here to help and support
them but acting out like that isn’t the way forward instead you talk about the
problems. The world let’s Sally know
that she is not alone and at School surrounded by adult staff she is safe.
This
means I am in complete support of “No Excuses” School environment.
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