Question

The other day it was too noisy in class. The boys fidgeted and whispered, the girls giggled. I asked what the fidgeting was about. Averted eyes. As I half-turned to the blackboard, everything started again. What could I do? I said I wanted "their undivided attention". Nothing. Suddenly I noticed that one of the boys who had been sort of labelled as a trouble-maker since he appeared in this school made a move. So I rushed upon him and made him leave the class-room. I knew I was wrong, but I had to do something to impose discipline.
What would you do? Do you think I was wrong?

Answer 1

With all due respect, I don't think that was a wise decision to have that boy leave the classroom. He wasn't even the one to blame! Clearly that was another boy who was disrupting your lesson by making jokes, so that the girls could marvel at his wits.

I would make him stand up and come to the blackboard, and then repeat all the jokes out loud. That would only be fair if everyone could have a good laugh. And that would most certainly make the boy a local star! Or not. Or he would  just be so embarassed that he would never even consider cracking a joke in your class.

При всем уважении, я не думаю, что это было мудрым решением выгнать мальчика из класса. Это ведь была даже не его вина! Очевидно,  что другой паренек нарушал тишину своими шутками, только для того, чтобы девочки могли восхититься его остроумием.

Я бы заставил его выйти к доске и повторить все шутки вслух. По-моему это честно, в этом случае все ученики могли бы от души посмеяться. К тому же мальчик, наверняка, стал бы местной звездой! Или нет. Или бы он просто был до такой степени смущен, что никогда бы больше даже не думал шутить на ваших уроках.