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[WantToBeAMamma]

AIBU to be upset that my daughters teacher took off 5 marks from her exam total because she doodled on the back of the paper while waiting to be allowed to leave the exam. She would have got 96% without the deduction. See attached the offending doodle. Teachers comment was "minus 5 marks for graffiti at the back. I have told you many times its not on."

Stop excusing her behaviour. She has already been told and ignored the teachers.

She has tried now, that she is getting older to rein in her arty side

😂😂😂

No one is asking her to rein her arty side. Just don't doodle on the exam papers, use something else.

If she wanted to express her artistic side by singing opera in the exam, would you also attack the teacher asking her to shut up to let the others concentrate in peace?

Hopefully they will deduct marks from them all, until you and your daughter learn how to listen. If you feel she needs to demonstrate her artistic flair this much then let her draw on your wallpaper for fucks sake. I don't know who acts more entitled and precious, you, or your child!

I don’t mind the doodle, depends a bit on age tbh. But, importantly, this is mumsnet where anything a teacher asks for is sacred, apart from better pay and much improved working conditions, when they can eff the f off and get back in their shitty lane as a bunch of low-skill, know-nothing asshats.

This has been a message from an ex-teacher, brought to you by better career with better pay and actual skills and knowledge.

Well spotted.😀

You reason like my 10 year old OP. I said I'd give him £10 for doing something the other day. He didn't do it but said "But I tried hard!! Can I have it anyway?"

I said no, an approach to learning that rewards effort is absolutely right. But an approach to achievement that only rewards effort just doesn't match the real world.

Because your daughter worked hard to learn you think she shouldn't have marks docked. But she did something against the rules of the exam - so she didn't follow the instructions. If you're doing the exam you have to follow all the instructions! The exact thing that exams are supposed to teach are the discipline, attention to detail and resilience of following all the instructions!

importantly, this is mumsnet where anything a teacher asks for is sacred

you do realise that doodling and making recognisable drawings in most official exams will get your paper invalid and fail you automatically?

Teaching a lesson after repeatedly warning the child is exactly what the teacher is supposed to be doing.

Or the tiny little fists? They're a bit creepy.

Because it won’t be allowed in GCSEs, and she needs to prepare for them

Arty??? She's not arty! Part of me hopes she doodles on an official exam....and it gets thrown out! That will teach her.

Fucksake. They’re all out tonight.

That flies in the face of all of the positive mark exam methods im aware of. The teacher sounds petty and vindictive

Her doodles did not disturb her classmates so not the best comparison.

It’s about respect and standards. I would doodle in my own note pad when on a phone call or in a meeting. But would I do it on a note to my child’s teacher? No. Would I do it on a birthday card to an auntie? No. Would I do it on anything remotely official at work? No. C’mon it’s obvious when it’s acceptable and when it isn’t. An exam paper is not the place to doodle a hairy little alien man with matches on his vest. If your daughter is over the age of 7 she should really know this.

If it was a gcse paper she could potentially have her exam go unmarked. It happened to a lad I went to school with.

I'm glad your enjoying her picture. Would you like to see some more?😉

There's no such thing as "scrap paper" when it comes to GCSE's, any paper that is written on has to be submitted. Your DD needs to find something else to do if they think they've finished.

Yabu . She was told not to do it, she did it, this was the consequence.

Thank you!

Did a schoolgirl really do that? - it's horrible with the fists, the vest logo, the face, the crotch - absolutely GROSS. Is this a wind up?

Exactly. I would be on the teachers side if it were my child, and teach them some bloody respect.

Is your daughter upset by the reduction in her mark?

If the answer is yes, then maybe this time the teacher’s instruction that she shouldn’t doodle on her exam paper will be followed from now on.

It doesn’t really matter if you think the rule is ridiculous. Your daughter has been asked by the teacher to stop and she didn’t. I very much doubt she forgot or got carried away, unless she’s very young. I think you are excusing her behaviour. She didn’t respect what the teacher asked of her and she is now experiencing a reasonable consequence of her actions.

Hopefully it works and next time the teacher tells her not to do something, she won’t.

What a stupid thing to do. Good on the Teacher.
You should back the teacher op.