Dialogue between Teacher and Pupil (Social Sciences)

Dialogue between Teacher and Pupil
Teacher: “James, where have you been for the last three days?”
James: “I am sorry Sir, but I have been at home due to ill health”
Teacher: “That is a white lie because you can not prove it. Why did you not inform the school authority, or why didn’t your parents even call to confirm your whereabouts? Your performance is terrible due to the issue of missing classes. You should attend your classes regularly to better your grades.”
James: “Sir, I promise I will work hard this time round to better my grades and…..”
Teacher: “No James, do not give your ever empty promises to escape the issue at hand. You know very well you are behind schedule and you did not do the last week’s papers” Go to the class and check with your teachers where you are behind schedule. Make sure request for make ups for the papers you missed.”
From the conversation above, the teacher concentrated onto the problem of the student rather looking at the root cause of the problem. James looks like a student who is irresponsible, attends school very irregularly and thus has poor grades. The problem is not with the poor grades, but the reasons behind his dislike of school and the general irresponsibility (Jimenez, 2009). There are several reasons that could have led to James developing these characters. One of them could have been the issue of general unhappiness in school due the failure to perform well. He could also be having conflicts with his peers in school that is the existence of aggression between the students themselves. He could also be facing a lot of anger from the teachers due to his behavior and this could create conflict between him and the teachers plus the administration (Jimenez, 2009).
General boredom in school because every one is against him could also deter him from coming to school. Very close scrutiny could also be done to establis...