One thing has always mystified me. A friend taught Spanish in an inner-city junior high and there was one male student who terrified most of the students and teachers. The teachers called his mother in for a conference. She said, “I fix that boy,” and he behaved from thereon in. It’s not the first time I’ve seen or heard of the phenomenon. Do you know how they do it?
> Do you know how they do it? <
As I noted in my post #4, I found black grandmothers to be the most supportive.
Here’s a typical phone conversation:
Me: Mrs. Smith, your grandson James has been acting out in class.
Black grandmother: I’ll beat his ass, mister.
Me: Uh, I’d prefer if you’d talk to him first.
I don’t know if your Spanish teacher friend got that same kind of support. Could have been something milder, like threatening to take away the student’s cell phone.