Thank you for sharing that. It's not a choice.
posted by Sarah @ 10:29 AM
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Saturday, October 18, 2008
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Personally, I'd have to be very careful with "thank you for sharing that". To me, it's a comment most often made to be sarcastic. I'd have to say something a bit different, but the same... like, "I appreciate your idea, but that's not a choice right now." Or, "that's a possibility for another day, but right now it doesn't work for what we need to accomplish."
Putting the emphasis on a "choice" seems to be a good idea. I tried it today and it went well.
I agree that the phrase, Thank you for sharing, can have a sarcastic tone. I tend to say, Thank you however this isn’t a choice activity. I like the idea of adding I appreciate your idea, that lets the student know that I value their comment. Students need to know they do not always have a choice.
I agree with Karen. When I first started reading this section, it sounded sarcastic to me. I agree with validating the student's feelings/idea, but the phrasing didn't seem quite right. (like when someone says "thanks for sharing", it is not always sincere.
I agree with MB. There is a fine line between sounding sincere and sounding sarcastic.
I would tend to agree with most of the other comments, it can sound a little sarcastic to the students, especially if they don’t get what they want. With this type of situation, which does happen in my class, I will acknowledge what they have asked for with something like, “I understand what you want, but that’s not a choice.” I think students usually know if their request is acceptable or not before they ask. I feel I need to recognize their request, even if it is unacceptable.
Unless the suggestion is way out of line, I might tell the student that they have a good idea and maybe we can try it another time but not at the given moment. Then I tell them to remind me the next time they come in (which is usually at least 3 days) and if it is really important to them they will, and if not they drop it.
Yes to all, I agree that this statement is overdone. I'm not sure even careful tone of voice would fix it for sensitive children, and I find I don't know who they are in some cases because some mask it so well. I think a short, matter of fact response would be good, such as "I hear you, however, this is not a choice."
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