It takes time for new sixth graders to adjust to the novelty of their middle school schedule, which is why the month of September is practically a grace period for tardies and other miscellaneous mis-steps.
This morning, though, as the new month dawned and one of my homeroom students came in late for the third day in a row, it was time for a harder line. Still, I wanted to know if there were perhaps some circumstances beyond his control before I sent him off to the office.
The announcements were already on when he opened the door. I made eye contact. "Is there some reason you're late? I whispered.
"Yeah!" he replied, sotto voce.
"What?" I asked him.
"I was at home," he told me.
This morning, though, as the new month dawned and one of my homeroom students came in late for the third day in a row, it was time for a harder line. Still, I wanted to know if there were perhaps some circumstances beyond his control before I sent him off to the office.
The announcements were already on when he opened the door. I made eye contact. "Is there some reason you're late? I whispered.
"Yeah!" he replied, sotto voce.
"What?" I asked him.
"I was at home," he told me.
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