Ben’s good decisions in class

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A good decision

Student	Ben	Date	18 March 2008
		Observer	Sara (teacher)

Ben had an appointment this morning and arrived just in time for morning tea. Heated words were exchanged between Ben and another student but I was out of the room and by the time I came back to class, it was over (Ben had apologised although the apology had not yet been accepted).

When it came to points for the second session, Ben instantly said, “6, 6, 6, 6...” I asked Ben if he had had a slight wobble when he came into class. Ben said, “Oh yeah!” We then went slowly through the points for each key competency. Ben thought about his actions and acknowledged that he had not achieved full points for the session, and that this related only to specific key competencies (using language, symbols, and texts; managing self; and relating to others) so that he did not need to be marked down in all categories. (Ben had participated fully in the literacy programme completing all the work set and was able to earn six points in thinking, and participating and contributing).

Ben’s classmate did not accept his apology immediately but Ben gave him space and, after a while, repeated the apology, which was then accepted.

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