Reason #88 why “little” matters like tardiness should be front-burner issues in a school.
A school/teacher that allows even a small amount of tardiness sends an incredibly loud message to students: you can play by your own rules here.
Vice versa, a school/teacher that jumps on tardiness sends the opposite message. Students think, “If he went bezerk for this, what on earth will he do if I try X,Y, and Z?” Students cool it.
Allowing petty infractions turns out to be a ticking time bomb.
Ok, I think I’m done…I’ll get off my high tardy horse now.
