Handling the Student that breaks your trust
I agree that when a student cheats he breaks my trust.
But I don't want to throw that student out. Maybe this is why he does it. So after the first time I will talk with him being very careful that I don't outright accuse him but mention what I believe.
Then we try together to find out why. What does it think is his problem and why would he risk his reputation to do this.
Hopefully at the end we can make a plan and change his behavior.
Robin Jonas
Breaking the instructors trust usually comes as a lies or manipulation of some sort.
Way back I had students signing in for each others attendance in a class, one would sign in for the other two, and they would rotate who would show for class to sign in for them all.
I tried to talk with the students but they literally ignored me as if I was beneath bringing a problem to them.
After that I simply changed the attendance procedure and changed from a trust is given and can be lost to trust is earned and proven model.
