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Abdullah Al Qamzi
Abdulla.AlQamzi@emaratalyoum.com
November 28, 2021
The student (under 10 years old) entered his classroom at 8:31, and the teacher put her hands on her waist, and said: You're late!
The teacher sent the student to the department supervisor, who handed him a letter and asked him to hand it over to his guardian. You control the situation.
We kindly ask you to sign this paper and return it to the department supervisor.”
The father thought that it was a letter from a state delegate sent to the Secretary-General of the United Nations because of its harsh tone.
He grabbed the pen and "signed" it and brought it back with his son.
The supervisor opened the letter and found a smiling face in the signature box.
I was surprised and thought the student did it.
The supervisor called the student’s father and asked him if he had signed the letter. He replied in the negative. She said to him, “I found a smiling face in the signature box.” He said to her: “Yes, I drew it!”
I asked him why?
He said because I do not agree with any of the words in the letter, however, I will do what you asked and my son will arrive at school before 8:30.
The supervisor said, “But I need your signature.” He told her that you will not get it unless he proves to me that my son’s alleged continuous delay negatively affected his educational attainment.
She said we have evidence.
My son said he hasn't failed any test yet.
She said, but he will fail if the delay continues.
He said if he fails, you will get the signature.
The supervisor got involved with this man and said to him, sir, it is necessary to sign the letter.
He told her I will not sign what I do not agree with you on, do not waste my time and your time.
You claim that my son is late, and since the first class starts at 8:30, he was not late to me until the last time you sent the letter, and before that he was not late, otherwise you would have sent me warnings.
The supervisor asked the student's guardian to come to the school to meet her, and he said why?
I explained my point to you and that's it.
And she said, but I... He interrupted her and said, "You won't get more than what I told you on this call."
is over.
Some may think that the father taught the supervisor a lesson, and some may think that the rules of the school should be respected, as it is their duty to impose discipline on the students.
There may be certain laws that the student’s guardian has not adhered to.
He may be resourceful.
When I heard the story, I was attracted not so much by the details of the call as by the smiling face.
If I were the supervisor, I would ask to meet the father only to ask him why he drew a smiling face in the signature box without any other question.
My guess is, this man is mysterious, wise, does not prefer confrontation, has a degree of creativity and refuses to submit to what goes against the logic of thinking.
This is called an expression for a thousand words.
• If I were the supervisor, I would ask to meet the father only to ask him why he drew a smiling face in the signature box without any other question.
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