mo115+Citizenship+credits

Dear Mr. Swan

Citizenship Credits is a policy where a student reports someone who is doing something such as bullying in order to earn points on a grade. Other reasons to report a student might include profane language or improper behavior. This policy will cause a lot of mayhem in school. This system should never become official at Bedminster School.

If we were to have this plan, way too many students would be reported. Our principal will be overwhelmed with all the students telling on each other. Teachers will be mad because kids are going to miss a lesson in class while being pulled into the principal's office. Kids will get confused or do poorly on tests, quizzes, and homework because of missing the lesson.

People will abuse the power. Kids will be late to class and the teachers will be mad. At first, people will be doing it while travailing to class, but later kids will be late to class and the teacher will be furious. Pupils will hide in the bathroom or in their locker, trying to report people to get one or two credit points. Students will be lying or faking it just for a good grade. Imagine people hiding in garbage cans and being late to class just to report someone for an extra grade point.

Too many snitches would take advantage of this policy, which could lead to several problems. First, people are going to get mad at a student how tattles too much. Second, students who report often will possibly end up in a harder class by reporting people rather than studying for the grade. Third, the person who is being told on will know who told on them because they will hear or see them going into the principal's office. Next thing you know, the person who reported the incident will be bullied.

Even though this sounds like a good system, it can go wrong depending on what situation you are in. If there's something bad to report, then of course you should tell a teacher. But, when you offer Citizenship Credits to kids, they will abuse the policy. Is it really a good idea to cause this much trouble for the principal, the teachers, and the students? We should not allow Citizenship Credits to become an office school policy.

Sincerely, Matt