It
was the last hour of the day when she entered the room and motioned that she
needed to talk. "She" was the principle of the school and in a
whispered voice indicated that she was sorry for the interruption but needed to
speak to the class about a serious matter. It seems that something was stolen from the
school office this morning, and she pretty much knew who the thief was but
wanted verification of what she knew.
She
knows that, at this age level (4th grade), kids can't keep a secret
but also knew that no one wants to be known as "a snitch" that turned
them in.
Instead,
she had them ALL take out a piece of paper and write their name and what they
"actually knew" about the incident. She emphasized the differences
between "direct knowledge of an event" .vs. "heard about".
"If
you don't know anything at all about the incident, then that's what you write: I don't know anything"
She
then went outside and waited for me to send them out one and two at a time.
I
asked her after class if the exercise yielded results. She told me the exercise
verified what she already knew. The thief was would be dealt with tomorrow.
...and
no, I don't know and don't need to who or anything more about the incident.
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