Today one of my classes had to clean up early. Their behavior was not acceptable for a 7th grade class. There were people walking around the room aimlessly, people trying to paint on their hands and a few people trying to take others materials without permission. Due to this behavior the entire class had to clean up early and spend the remainder of the class writing me a letter telling me how their behavior was unacceptable, how they will change next class period and why I should let them continue the project next week.
Many students felt I should only punish the individuals who were causing problems. I felt that the whole class should be punished because others sat by and did nothing as this behavior occurred. In my opinion it is the responsibility of the entire class to help one another out and keep each other in line.
Tell me your thoughts. Do you think it is fair to punish the whole class or just the individuals?
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