And so now they're not even allowed to use chapstick...
TBF I highly doubt that this rule is going to be enforced. Like, ever. Not just because it's cruel to the kids, but - and this is coming from a purely selfish standpoint, but whatever - that rule is a complete classroom management nightmare for teachers.
I know that if I ever did try to enforce that rule in my classroom, it would be the same as me basically asking the kids to eat me alive. There's no way that I could enforce that rule without being the "bad guy," there's no way that I can justify the rule to the kids, and it would basically be me depriving them of something that they need for basic comfort for no good reason - thus giving them a fairly legitimate reason to resent me as an authority figure. Yeah, that'll go over real well. I also can't imagine that forcing kids to have chapped lips and dry skin will help with maintaining their focus and motivation in class. That, and of all the bajillion things that I actually NEED to be making sure that my kids don't get up to doing in class, WHY would I waste my time and energy going after them for using chapstick?! Not to mention wasting my time and energy on the huge and pointless confrontation that would inevitably result the first time that I tried to take chapstick away from a kid, a confrontation that there's literally no way I could win?!
I'm sure that every teacher feels the same way. So yeah, this rule is basically never going to be enforced. By anyone. Ever.
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TBF I highly doubt that this rule is going to be enforced. Like, ever. Not just because it's cruel to the kids, but - and this is coming from a purely selfish standpoint, but whatever - that rule is a complete classroom management nightmare for teachers.
I know that if I ever did try to enforce that rule in my classroom, it would be the same as me basically asking the kids to eat me alive. There's no way that I could enforce that rule without being the "bad guy," there's no way that I can justify the rule to the kids, and it would basically be me depriving them of something that they need for basic comfort for no good reason - thus giving them a fairly legitimate reason to resent me as an authority figure. Yeah, that'll go over real well. I also can't imagine that forcing kids to have chapped lips and dry skin will help with maintaining their focus and motivation in class. That, and of all the bajillion things that I actually NEED to be making sure that my kids don't get up to doing in class, WHY would I waste my time and energy going after them for using chapstick?! Not to mention wasting my time and energy on the huge and pointless confrontation that would inevitably result the first time that I tried to take chapstick away from a kid, a confrontation that there's literally no way I could win?!
I'm sure that every teacher feels the same way. So yeah, this rule is basically never going to be enforced. By anyone. Ever.