Well, I remember him being quite a 'determined' boy, who often 'greeted' older children from school by chasing and stoning them (and I was one of the victims). As a child myself, I used to hate him because he always annoyed me by doing monkey face and calling me names.
But I would imagine him being so excited for his first day at school. His dad bought him new pairs of school uniform, cool school bag, books, pencil case, and so on. And thinking that the school would be a new territory for his notorious behaviour, he set something up without the knowledge of the school's rules and regulations.
When a teacher found out about his misbehaviour, he was punished (I always imagined him wailing and howling for this episode) and when he came home that day, he said 'au revoir' to the school and schooling forever.
Being a teacher trainee, who's read and been told about thousand of classroom managements, makes me wonder, 'What would happen to the boy if he wasn't punished that day?'
Well, I know that he has grown up and now working as a labour in a factory, but still it doesn't stop me from pondering the question. From what I heard, he's illiterate and this upsets me. He could have at least learn to read.
My reading told me transition is a big process for children. They move from their comfort zone to an unfamiliar setting (Fabian, 2000). This can be either a terrifying or an exciting experience. And teacher hold the power, whether to make it fun or scary for students.
I'm pretty sure that it was a hell experience for the boy. He was new to the school and not familiar with the rules and regulations. Nobody ever told him what he was expected to, and even if he was told, as a new student, he surely had a problem in meeting the expectation. He'd never been to any school or any formal setting before. If only he knew...
And I can't stop thinking myself... if only he wasn't punished...
-Miss B-
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