The "Reasonable" Monster
Language: en
Right before finals week, a new student transferred into my class. She was a straight-A student, hailed as future Valedictorian material, and she loved to "be reasonable" about everything. During late-night study hall, I took some time to explain wrong answers to a few students. She confronted me on the spot: "Doesn't the Board of Education say extracurricular tutoring is forbidden? How dare you violate the regulations?" Because there was a student in the class whose parent was a fallen firefighter, I had them fill out paperwork for extra credit points. She stood up at the senior parent…