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11-Year-Old Girl’s Response To Teacher’s Punishment Is Going Viral
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11-Year-Old Girl’s Response To Teacher’s Punishment Is Going Viral

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Meet Ava Morrison-Bell, the 11-year-old from the UK who has got some serious character – in a good way.

When asked at school what her teacher could do better, Ava courageously answered that collective punishment shouldn’t be used as it is not fair for the people who didn’t do anything. But that’s not all… She then backed up her statement with historical evidence, stating “under the 1949 Geneva Conventions it is a war crime”. Not too shabby for an 11-year-old, huh? Her dad tweeted a picture of Ava’s little note and it has gone viral since with over 380k likes and 116k retweets. Keep on scrolling to check it out!

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When these teachers asked for feedback on what they could do better, they didn’t expect to get such a response from an 11-year-old

The girl’s dad was also surprised, so he shared her daughter’s note on Twittter

And the Internet loved it so much, people started suggesting how to reward her

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Eventually, Ava’s dad caved in and rewarded her as promised

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Naima Ivansdóttir
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

i would see no reason to ground her whatsoever, as written above, she was asked for a feedback and she delivered. polite, smart and honest - nothing you should ever punish as a parent! good work.

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Helping Panda
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Right, but if you think like that, then you'll never have an excuse to brag to the whole internet about how smart your daughter is!

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Nancy E
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She's able to think outside the classroom box. She'll go far in life !

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Meowoui
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you don't want the brutally honest feedback, don't ask for it. Hope the teacher listened.

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Alexander Hiro Tanaka
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

collectivism sometimes sucks...why don't teachers punish individually based on an individual's behavior instead

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Alec
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Is it me or is the handwriting in the reference to the Geneva Convention completely different?

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Barb Logan
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Looks like she wrote the first part then went and looked up the Geneva convention part, hence the slight difference in the writing.

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Melody Lanzatella
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She is wise beyond her years! Also her parents deserve credit for raising such an intelligent well-spoken child!

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Stille20
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Please stop humble bragging about your kid on social media looking for approval.

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Yunyann See
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Smart kid doing the right thing; voicing out with sound reason and standing up for what she think is right. Way to go!!!

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Linda Chan
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My teachers have always advocated the 'special desk in the corner' while I was going to school. Never heard of collective punishment.

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Brontosonto
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well, for the techer or the father to learn her the difference between a collective punishment and a crime war. It's not the same, and one shouldn't encourage to do such a comparisons.

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Echo
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Every company I know now uses Surveys as a metric. And if the survey is below 95% they punish those at the bottle level for. Just ridiculous

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Luca
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Some people are a little too sensitive for mildly humourous comments about war crimes...

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Nitisha Maan
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It is a different handwriting at the end if the feedback, the letter 's' is written in different fonts in the starting and at the end of the feedback, and the space between the letters also varies. It is kind of a publicity stunt by THE DAD

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Ronald Owens
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not sure the Geneva Convention reference is pertinent in this case as this is a peace time complaint.

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Justin Rorke
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A decade ago, I had a principal who punished all of the school teachers via collective punishment - she would send out a morning bulletin (random times, mind you), and apparently a couple of people weren't reading it (she knew of course because she asked for a return receipt). So as punishment she had us all meet in the morning in the staffroom so she could be certain everyone would get the message. First morning we meet at 8:30, she's not there. She's not there until dead on 9am, when she comes in the door and simply says "your kids are waiting, go and get them in". All I can say is, Val you were a S**T principal!

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Jenny Mac
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I used to work at an elderly highrise, and on the early morning of 09/11/2001, an elderly German woman came into the office and told me she had been married to a high ranking Nazi official. She said that while he was at Hitler's summer house, there were a group of 50 Greek POW's, and they were being marched across the compound. Eva Braun's car was getting ready to leave the property through the gate. When her car pulled up to the gate, one of the Greek POW's broke formation, ran up onto the running board, and spit on the window. A Nazi soldier who was guarding them open fired on the 49 POW's still in formation, and killed them all, leaving only the 1 alive. Then someone came into the office and told us that WTC had been hit with a plane. Weird day. This little girl knows her history, and collective punishment WILL only incur the wrath of many and create resentment. I can't believe it is being used in our school system.

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Helena Zakharia
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This was written by two different people. The handwriting in the first half is completely different from the second half.

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Enea
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

All true, collective punishment is a despicable educational method. But to do the teacher justice, she actually asked for feedback from her students, which I find awesome! Not once in my 12-year carreer as a student (at school) was I asked for feedback to my teachers!

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somesh mhatre
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Teachers in our schools used this method such that the 'innocent' kids would rat out the 'criminal' kid..

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Vincent Jay
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

An intelligent youngster. When I was eleven, I doubt I could have understood what a Geneva Convention is.

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Sunset Dimond
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I agree .that punishment is stupid I had it at school when I did nothing

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Lu
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A leader in the making! Charm em sweets!!!

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Irwin Nayman
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Rather than punishment of any kind, the teacher should use restorative practices. It resolves issues and builds community among teachers and students.

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Michel M. Prins
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Good on her. It's strange that the father even considered punishment. And to add to this: A teachers' whole career consists of clear feedback and improvement.

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Echo
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Excellent. You know you are supposed to give all 10s on surveys or company/school will have a fit. Surveys are such BS now.

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The Cappy
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

11 year old girl saying ridiculous things and getting positive reinforcement. War crimes indeed.

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John Smith
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6 years ago

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SJW in the making....sad! War crimes riiiiiiight don't encourage this b******t

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Naima Ivansdóttir
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

i would see no reason to ground her whatsoever, as written above, she was asked for a feedback and she delivered. polite, smart and honest - nothing you should ever punish as a parent! good work.

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Helping Panda
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Right, but if you think like that, then you'll never have an excuse to brag to the whole internet about how smart your daughter is!

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Nancy E
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She's able to think outside the classroom box. She'll go far in life !

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Meowoui
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you don't want the brutally honest feedback, don't ask for it. Hope the teacher listened.

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Alexander Hiro Tanaka
Community Member
6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

collectivism sometimes sucks...why don't teachers punish individually based on an individual's behavior instead

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Alec
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Is it me or is the handwriting in the reference to the Geneva Convention completely different?

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Barb Logan
Community Member
6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Looks like she wrote the first part then went and looked up the Geneva convention part, hence the slight difference in the writing.

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lanza130 avatar
Melody Lanzatella
Community Member
6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She is wise beyond her years! Also her parents deserve credit for raising such an intelligent well-spoken child!

hazelree avatar
Stille20
Community Member
6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Please stop humble bragging about your kid on social media looking for approval.

cecis avatar
Yunyann See
Community Member
6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Smart kid doing the right thing; voicing out with sound reason and standing up for what she think is right. Way to go!!!

raini705 avatar
Linda Chan
Community Member
6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My teachers have always advocated the 'special desk in the corner' while I was going to school. Never heard of collective punishment.

brontosonto avatar
Brontosonto
Community Member
6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well, for the techer or the father to learn her the difference between a collective punishment and a crime war. It's not the same, and one shouldn't encourage to do such a comparisons.

echo999 avatar
Echo
Community Member
6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Every company I know now uses Surveys as a metric. And if the survey is below 95% they punish those at the bottle level for. Just ridiculous

casandranitescu avatar
l-plas2003 avatar
Luca
Community Member
6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Some people are a little too sensitive for mildly humourous comments about war crimes...

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Nitisha Maan
Community Member
6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It is a different handwriting at the end if the feedback, the letter 's' is written in different fonts in the starting and at the end of the feedback, and the space between the letters also varies. It is kind of a publicity stunt by THE DAD

ronaldowens avatar
Ronald Owens
Community Member
6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not sure the Geneva Convention reference is pertinent in this case as this is a peace time complaint.

justinmrorke avatar
Justin Rorke
Community Member
6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A decade ago, I had a principal who punished all of the school teachers via collective punishment - she would send out a morning bulletin (random times, mind you), and apparently a couple of people weren't reading it (she knew of course because she asked for a return receipt). So as punishment she had us all meet in the morning in the staffroom so she could be certain everyone would get the message. First morning we meet at 8:30, she's not there. She's not there until dead on 9am, when she comes in the door and simply says "your kids are waiting, go and get them in". All I can say is, Val you were a S**T principal!

jennymac7064 avatar
Jenny Mac
Community Member
6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I used to work at an elderly highrise, and on the early morning of 09/11/2001, an elderly German woman came into the office and told me she had been married to a high ranking Nazi official. She said that while he was at Hitler's summer house, there were a group of 50 Greek POW's, and they were being marched across the compound. Eva Braun's car was getting ready to leave the property through the gate. When her car pulled up to the gate, one of the Greek POW's broke formation, ran up onto the running board, and spit on the window. A Nazi soldier who was guarding them open fired on the 49 POW's still in formation, and killed them all, leaving only the 1 alive. Then someone came into the office and told us that WTC had been hit with a plane. Weird day. This little girl knows her history, and collective punishment WILL only incur the wrath of many and create resentment. I can't believe it is being used in our school system.

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Helena Zakharia
Community Member
6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This was written by two different people. The handwriting in the first half is completely different from the second half.

enea avatar
Enea
Community Member
6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

All true, collective punishment is a despicable educational method. But to do the teacher justice, she actually asked for feedback from her students, which I find awesome! Not once in my 12-year carreer as a student (at school) was I asked for feedback to my teachers!

someshmhatre avatar
somesh mhatre
Community Member
6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Teachers in our schools used this method such that the 'innocent' kids would rat out the 'criminal' kid..

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Vincent Jay
Community Member
6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

An intelligent youngster. When I was eleven, I doubt I could have understood what a Geneva Convention is.

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Sunset Dimond
Community Member
6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I agree .that punishment is stupid I had it at school when I did nothing

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Lu
Community Member
6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A leader in the making! Charm em sweets!!!

tedshan avatar
Irwin Nayman
Community Member
6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Rather than punishment of any kind, the teacher should use restorative practices. It resolves issues and builds community among teachers and students.

michel-m-prins avatar
Michel M. Prins
Community Member
6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Good on her. It's strange that the father even considered punishment. And to add to this: A teachers' whole career consists of clear feedback and improvement.

echo999 avatar
Echo
Community Member
6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Excellent. You know you are supposed to give all 10s on surveys or company/school will have a fit. Surveys are such BS now.

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The Cappy
Community Member
6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

11 year old girl saying ridiculous things and getting positive reinforcement. War crimes indeed.

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John Smith
Community Member
6 years ago

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SJW in the making....sad! War crimes riiiiiiight don't encourage this b******t

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