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Some Humbling Thoughts

1. Two days ago a student posted a tweet during my class that said, "F*** off, Mrs. Evens!" By chance, another teacher saw it and showed it to me. I had just gotten done telling this student to get to work on his homework which he had sitting on his desk but hadn't touched... My initial response: There should be a consequence. This kid should get in trouble. He's a jerk! How dare he say something like that to a teacher that he should respect! Especially when I'm just trying to hold him accountable to my high standards and expectations of working hard! I may have been a little sarcastic with him, but I was just holding him to my same expectations as everybody else! I emailed the principal the tweet, and asked if she could do anything disciplinary wise. There wasn't anything she could do, but she has had some other dealings with this students and so after some discussion, I decided I should start by just talking to him about it. This changed my perspective a