Homework - Give It In Or Not? Classmates drive me nuts if I do sometimes

[michaelper22 0]

Here's my problem. My english teacher wants us to write four pages of 'journal entries' per week (not everytime he collects them). So the kids in my class didn't realize the every week part, and figure that they can just save the entries until the next week. That however, did not work, because one week I decided to hand in my journal while the rest of the class (all of 6 other guys, not including me) had not done their entries, and therefore got no credit for the four entries of the week (and probably 2 or 3 previous weeks that he had not collected the journals). The rest of the week, they all started to drive me nuts. They would pretend that I was not there (figuratively) - they would say things like "Why is Michael's bag here if he's absent?" and if I would talk they would say something like "Who just said that?" and also they would go around telling everyone that the school is haunted (I hope you know why after you read this post).I spoke to my principle and the teacher who both said that I am doing what I am supposed to do by giving in my homework. The hebrew principle however, stated that I am 50%/50% right/wrong. He argues that yes I am supposed to give in homework, but if it will get my classmates mad at me, then I shouldn't have done it.Any suggestions? My new policy is to give in the work after everyone leaves the room at the end of the period

Edited April 2, 2006 by michaelper22 (see edit history)

[grnjd 0]

Well if you care about your social life, then obviously hand in the journals after class. However, if your friends act like you said, then get some new friends because they are acting too childish. But above all, school comes first before anything.

[michaelper22 0]

I don't really have much of a social life , and I agree that they can act very childish at almost every point in the day (except when they are out playing basketball). If you saw these guys, your head would fly off (almost literally). It seems that they care more about sociability (which get you friends) than grades (which get you into a good college).

[jlhaslip 4]

The school I attended had a 'drop box' where you could throw the assignments which were due into and avoid the 'handing in'process and the consequences such as you describe. Mine were mostly late.

[truefusion 3]

Either way, if the teacher said it should be done, then the teacher is bound not to forget, since it's an every week thing. So, someone's gonna not receive any credits no matter what. But, apparently, these people are just your "friends".

[Hamtaro 0]

I can't belive how childish they are acting! I mean, it's their fault for not even turning in the assignment in the first place. I've been in a class where no one (quite literally) turned in their homework. It didn't turn out how your's did, though. Also, I disagree with what the principal said. I mean, it's homework and it is meant to be turned in. I think you should just continue to turn in your homework after class. That's probably going to be the only thing you'd be able to do to prevent things like this from happening all the time (unless your teachers or someone else can find a better solution). I would continue to do your homework, no matter how mad it may make them. I am glad to see that at least some people value school/grades over social status and all that stuff.

[Avalon 1]

I spoke to my principle and the teacher who both said that I am doing what I am supposed to do by giving in my homework. The hebrew principle however, stated that I am 50%/50% right/wrong. He argues that yes I am supposed to give in homework, but if it will get my classmates mad at me, then I shouldn't have done it.

Any suggestions? My new policy is to give in the work after everyone leaves the room at the end of the period

 

Your principal said what?!? What the heck is this person doing in charge of a school? You definately should hand in your homework if you have done it, otherwise you are wasting your time. I like your solution of handing the papers in after everyone has left. Don't worry about your 'friends', sooner or later they will realise that they too should have handed in their work too, chances are they will come to you for help. If they don't and continue to be childish about it, you could probably be without their so called 'friendship'.

[wariorpk 0]

In my opinion the people who are teasing you are just trying to put themselves up. If they are too lazy to turn in their homework that is their own fault. They should not bring you down just because their grades might be hurt. Just ignore them and turn it in. If they tease you just tell them its not helping their grade I tell my friends that all the time.

[michaelper22 0]

These guys (some of them anyways) can be real jerks sometimes. The real problem is that this assignment is a WEEKLY thing, and for some reason or another, the guys like manipulating my teacher's forgetfulness (he's not an idiot, BTW, in fact he's rather strict sometimes). I thank you all for the fact that you agree with me on that if I have homework to be given in, then I should give it in and not care whether or not I will be pushed around. One of these days I will be angered to the point where I will simply eiher start beating the **** of of them (I bleeped that four-letter word, I'm not really known for using bad language) or just run out of the building and take the railroad home.

 

Your principal said what?!? What the heck is this person doing in charge of a school? You definately should hand in your homework if you have done it, otherwise you are wasting your time. I like your solution of handing the papers in after everyone has left. Don't worry about your 'friends', sooner or later they will realise that they too should have handed in their work too, chances are they will come to you for help. If they don't and continue to be childish about it, you could probably be without their so called 'friendship'.

 

The rabbi I mentioned above is a very nice man. He mostly sided with me on this I should mention. He was a principle in another high school before too, and he has pretty much devoted his life to our 30 some-odd students' education. Edited April 2, 2006 by michaelper22 (see edit history)

[Jyoko 0]

Well if you care about your social life, then obviously hand in the journals after class. However, if your friends act like you said, then get some new friends because they are acting too childish. But above all, school comes first before anything.

I solomnly agree.

If your environment discourages doing what you are doing right now, find a new one, or in this case, hang out with different people.

Or you could turn them in after class, like grnjd advised.

[Artem ZHI 0]

Do not complicate the life by that it is not necessary for you, this my opinion.

[sandeep89 0]

it depends on what you care about really, it seems from what you're saying that giving in your work means a lot to you, in which case just handing it in after or at the end of the lesson should sort things out for you, but then you'll get caught in the end. Thing is, you're doing nothing wrong, if my m8s were blanking me lyk that, i would jus confront them, ask em what their problem iz and sort it out, no point in avoiding what is necessary, thats what i would do tho, not necessarily what you should do, not that my m8z are lyk that

[psychiccyberfreak 0]

I had the same problem. Exept it was school wide. We had these stupid journals that nobody liked, it got so bad that there were journal burning parties and petitions... wow, I remembered that, it was funSo, I'm not saying to burn your journal, just start a petition. If they bust you, just tell your parents to sue the school or something. But don't just not do them, that'll kill your average.It would be really great if you got everyone in your school to sign it, that would be amazing. Get some adults involved, too and go around knocking on people's doors with your parents. If all else fails, fake it. (lol, ok don't do that)

[dvalkass 0]

I suggest handing in your homework after class as you do. If your friends keep being childish either get some new friends, or tell your parents to phone the schoola dn force them to do soemthing. Frankily no offence or nothing but I think your headtechers idea was a bit silly

[new-world-order 0]

Either way, if the teacher said it should be done, then the teacher is bound not to forget, since it's an every week thing. So, someone's gonna not receive any credits no matter what. But, apparently, these people are just your "friends".

 

or the ultimate solution tell the english teacher and see about emailing it to him (do it on the computer at home and email it to him or something like that, or if the teachers in your school have mail boxes (pigeion holes) where all the memos from the departments and mail are put for them to collect see about putting it in there. i find that homework isnt a issue in my class cos the teachers have got the hint we wont do any writen home work at all becuase social is more important in our school (honestly in my school i reckon they eat their young) or youll end up having to hide in the libary during breaktimes and leaveing classes 5 minutes early to get to the next one with your limbs still attached but its not like our grades suffer i honestly dont think you should be able to make a 14 year old have to sit down and do 3 hours of home work and then when he/she is done it they have no time to socialise like 30 minutes a day is hardly anought time to make freinds is it?

 

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I had the same problem. Exept it was school wide. We had these stupid journals that nobody liked, it got so bad that there were journal burning parties and petitions... wow, I remembered that, it was fun

 

So, I'm not saying to burn your journal, just start a petition. If they bust you, just tell your parents to sue the school or something.

 

But don't just not do them, that'll kill your average.

 

It would be really great if you got everyone in your school to sign it, that would be amazing. Get some adults involved, too and go around knocking on people's doors with your parents. If all else fails, fake it. (lol, ok don't do that)

 

 

That There is Complety a breach of privacy... it is probaly breaking your human rights you can not by law get someone to give you there "journal"/"dairy" which holds there personal fellings and emotions besides think of the effects it could have on some one that was already a emotional instable person who relyed on there dairy as something to get everything of the chest...

 

i totaly agree get it stoped it shouldtnt be done

Edited April 16, 2006 by new-world-order (see edit history)