Whenever I talk to teachers I don’t usually have to wait long before they start listing their concerns about students. I wonder what would come top of your list of teachers complaints about student behavior. My guess is that punctuality would come pretty high. It doesnt sound too difficult on the surface to insist that students should come on time to their lessons but in practice there may be factors that make the lateness habit difficult to break.
Take country cultures, for example. Some countries, notably those in northern Europe or North America place a high value on punctuality. To be late is considered rude, sloppy, even insulting behavior. But in other countries, punctuality is not valued in the same way. Time is seen in a much less rigid way so being a late is quite acceptable. I remember attending an appointment in the south of France for which I was dutifully a few minutes early. After I had waited for fifteen minutes, I asked the secretary what was causing the delay. She looked quite surprised and said that the person I was seeing naturally didnt me expect to arrive punctually and expected the appointment to take place about 30 minutes after the agreed...
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