She admitted to myself and others that she got caught using recreational marijuana as well as her mother grounded her, then her punishment for using recreational marijuana included losing phone privileges, having to take drug tests for recreational marijuana yearly before school, as well as not being able to drive her car; My student told myself and others that she had a lapse in judgment as well as this was her first time trying recreational marijuana.
One of my students is a senior in school, however she is an overachiever. She gets straight A’s, is a cheerleader, as well as is in several clubs, however as a teacher I have l acquired that even the best behaved, most well rounded students often have moments where they rebel or supply into peer pressure… I did an interest in class with my students where they needed to take out their cell phones to participate in an interactive quiz, and the quiz was on the topic of drugs, including recreational marijuana. I noticed my student did not take her phone out. I asked her about it as well as she said her Mom took her phone away. I pulled her aside after class to check in with her. She admitted to myself and others that she got caught using recreational marijuana as well as her mother grounded her, then her punishment for using recreational marijuana included losing phone privileges, having to take drug tests for recreational marijuana yearly before school, as well as not being able to drive her car; My student told myself and others that she had a lapse in judgment as well as this was her first time trying recreational marijuana. Her entire gymnastics team smoked recreational marijuana at a party over the weekend as well as she was just trying to fit in with everyone else. She told myself and others that she wasn’t thinking straight as well as she now regrets her decision to smoke recreational marijuana at that party. I thanked her for being honest with myself and others as well as I told her that everyone makes mistakes as well as it seems care about she has already l acquired from her mistake of using recreational marijuana.