What do your child(ren)'s teachers do if a student tells them that another student did something? When is it tattling vs informing (something the teacher needs to know)?
Quoting jryberg:I have not really asked about this, I think they tend to look into issues at the beginning of the year and then as they learn who "tattles" versus who is really informing they may make different decisions.
It's not something I would really think to ask. But I've been in both of my sons' classes volunteering & have observed what happens when someone tattles which just makes me wonder how other schools/teachers handle it.
Tattling (i.e. when no one is actually hurt) drives me nuts.
My kids are too young for this to be an issue, but I am a first grade teacher. We talk a lot about the difference between tattling and reporting. The counselor does a lesson on it too. When a child wants to tell me something and I will usually ask if they're tattling (trying to get someone into trouble) or reporting (trying to get someone out of trouble). Most of the time they'll say yes that they're tattling, but they'll continue to try to tell me about it anyway. I often say, "You're in charge of yourself and I will take care of everyone else."
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- GwenMB
on Nov. 26, 2012 at 4:27 PM