Life in these independent schools take 2
Life in These Boarding Schools part 2:
If you are a teacher who has slaved over student comments, you have undoubtedly wondered if your division head really reads each and every comment. A few colleagues decided they would test their division head. They made up a student. A terrible student. A student who appeared to be failing just about every class, and not behaving particularly well either.
The diligent division head quickly discovered the ruse, but now in cahoots, a decision was made that the comments were too good to waste. A rookie teacher became the victim when the “students of interest” faculty meeting got underway. The division head read this fictious student’s name and some of his teachers spoke up. The division head addressed the rookie, “Mark as the advisor to Johnny, do you have any insight to offer? Please tell me you have been touching base with his parents so they won’t be surprised by these reports….” Yes, Mark did attempt to answer. He was clearly mortified and clearly didn’t know really what to say, but he did manage, “I’m not really sure what’s going on with him.”
Twenty-plus years later, Mark is still teaching and hopefully he is able to tell this story and laugh.