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Originally Posted by XaulZan11
I know this arguement has been used in the past, but don't those kids need FIRST and be surrounded and influenced by postive role models the most?
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Yes they do need FIRST and they do need the peer group to pressure them to go do the right thing. And what I'm saying is they I'd prefer to give the kid the benefit of the doubt and see if they can behave. That might be naive but I think it is a better outcome than having a lockdown. Like I said I might be naive and optimistic.
If something were to really happen I'm sure I could ask the desk clerk for door transaction report (generated by the card keys) to run down the culprit.
There are a lot of people here with a lot more experience in this than I have but my fundamental tendency is to ask for a certain level of behavior and if they manage to get themselves in trouble then they will have to face the consequences.
I'm just sitting here thinking about mentor/parent roles. When do we allow someone to 'get themselves into a hole' so the student can have the learning experience. Obviously we don't want to endanger someone, but....
We talk about students running a team and building robots we talk about the students to making decisions, with the mentors helping them make informed decisions. Are these decision just limited to the robot ? or do they extend to how to behave in the hotel ? and everywhere else ?
When I was young I was given a lot of leeway in my decision making, but I had a lot of responsibility also. The times I made what you might call 'not well considered' decisions came with some pretty tough consequences that led to some character building moments.
I'm not recommending anyone test the waters but simply to expect standards of behavior and accountability.