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I think you should summon her to give explanations to what she wrote then if you're not comfortable with it, report to the school authorities!

U need to ask her to explain her answer maybe it was a typo or spelling error. if concluded to be intentional then head to the principals office.

See as they yarn one lie give una on a Monday morning when everyone is supposed to be working and y'all swallowed it hook, line and sinker. Unemployment bad true true.

I advise you first engage the student before any further decision. You just don't escalate matters up. Know why she did what she did and advise her afterwards. Life Na since but if she continues then you could take the matter up but ensure say you have evidences oo.

TechToyin:
Hello house,
I just need some advice abeg.

I recently got a teaching job this term — I’m in my early 20s and I teach Physics to SS2 students. I gave them an assignment on Gas Laws last week, and while marking, one of the girls wrote “masturbate” as her answer.

I was honestly speechless. I didn’t even know how to react. The school doesn’t allow flogging or any form of physical punishment, so I can’t just “discipline” her the old way.

I’m trying to maintain professionalism, but that answer really shocked me. I don’t know if she was joking, testing me, or if there’s something else behind it.

Should I call her aside to talk? Or report it to the principal or class teacher?
I don’t want to embarrass her, but I also don’t want to ignore it.

Teachers and educationists in the house, please, how would you handle this kind of situation?

What was the question? Maybe she misunderstood the question.

I remember back in the day our chemistry teacher asked one girl to name an electrolyte and she said cement.

Retrace your previous interactions, contacts or body language towards her. Make sure you have no skeleton in your cupboard, if not, the table will turn against you.

You must be very wicked.

You're in your early twenties and you're claiming you don't want to discipline her in an old way.

Which old way do you know? Are you not a Gen Z?

You even had the gut to say you don't want to flog her because the School forbids flogging. So, if not you would have been flogging someone that is almost your age mate because you're teaching her.

I’m still waiting for someone who will ask the teacher what exactly the question she asked the student was. Nigerians often pass judgment without listening to the other side.

TechToyin:
Hello house,
I just need some advice abeg.

I recently got a teaching job this term — I’m in my early 20s and I teach Physics to SS2 students. I gave them an assignment on Gas Laws last week, and while marking, one of the girls wrote “masturbate” as her answer.

I was honestly speechless. I didn’t even know how to react. The school doesn’t allow flogging or any form of physical punishment, so I can’t just “discipline” her the old way.

I’m trying to maintain professionalism, but that answer really shocked me. I don’t know if she was joking, testing me, or if there’s something else behind it.

Should I call her aside to talk? Or report it to the principal or class teacher?
I don’t want to embarrass her, but I also don’t want to ignore it.

Teachers and educationists in the house, please, how would you handle this kind of situation?

If there is a School Counselor, speak to him/her.

No be everything be flogging.

Walai:
See as they yarn one lie give una on a Monday morning when everyone is supposed to be working and y'all swallowed it hook, line and sinker. Unemployment bad true true.

And you think,far more worse than this not happening? Anyway, everyone thinks within the capacity his intelligent can contain.

Go to sch environment and see rots in secondary school.

I looked for my login details cos of you. Already you have bunch of solutions. Report to the principal or HOD as suggested. PLEASE DO NOT CALL HER ASIDE. you can be implicated. Chip it in while you are solving the questions in class . Let them know some people indicated masturbation as their answer but thats not a problem, the principal will mark their assignment himself. Its a level they will know you are in control.

That girl is “me”. Please sir, I feel so sorry for what I had answered as per the question…I thought you were one of those men that always shout vasline this vasline that here in nairaland. Which made me decide to test you with that answer. Forgive me for this please 🙏🏼

Which Kain question U sef dey set wen require such answer

manmade:
I’m still waiting for someone who will ask the teacher what exactly the question she asked the student was. Nigerians often pass judgment without listening to the other side.

Did you read gas law? Since you are not science student.

She might be a clairvoyant. She might have seen you in the spirit masturbating and does not know how to tell you directly. You need to stop masturbating if you do.

Dem go soon rape this boy for that school.

just do the needful by reporting her to school management

bigtt76:
Report to the principal

author=TechToyin post=137185440]Hello house,
I just need some advice abeg.

I recently got a teaching job this term — I’m in my early 20s and I teach Physics to SS2 students. I gave them an assignment on Gas Laws last week, and while marking, one of the girls wrote “masturbate” as her answer.

I was honestly speechless. I didn’t even know how to react. The school doesn’t allow flogging or any form of physical punishment, so I can’t just “discipline” her the old way.

I’m trying to maintain professionalism, but that answer really shocked me. I don’t know if she was joking, testing me, or if there’s something else behind it.

Should I call her aside to talk? Or report it to the principal or class teacher?
I don’t want to embarrass her, but I also don’t want to ignore it.

Teachers and educationists in the house, please, how would you handle this kind of situation?[/quote]bro that girl want you to knack her

she wants you to knack her

People advising you to report to the principal might be advising you on a route that might make matters worse for you.
Handle the issue as a teacher..
Your next class, assemble everyone's answer paper on your table and write the correct answers on the board.
Then call each student and ask them to read their answers to each question and use that exercise as a teaching and feedback moment.
Here is why this approach is much better.
1. It keeps things professional and neutral
If you quickly report the student or call her out, it could make the situation worse, especially since you don’t really know why she wrote that. By treating it like a normal classroom activity, you keep things calm and avoid turning it into personal drama or punishment.
2. It uses a teaching moment instead of punishment
When you go over everyone’s answers together, the focus stays on learning. It will definitely cause some embarrassment for the female student but that is part of learning too.
3. It models maturity and emotional intelligence
By staying calm and handling the situation professionally, you show the class that you can deal with surprises without losing your cool. Students respect teachers who stay composed instead of getting angry or running to the principal.
4. It preserves the teacher–student relationship
Teenagers sometimes test boundaries. By staying calm but firm, they’ll learn that you’re fair and mature and that will make them respect you more in the long run.

TechToyin:
Hello house,
I just need some advice abeg.

I recently got a teaching job this term — I’m in my early 20s and I teach Physics to SS2 students. I gave them an assignment on Gas Laws last week, and while marking, one of the girls wrote “masturbate” as her answer.

I was honestly speechless. I didn’t even know how to react. The school doesn’t allow flogging or any form of physical punishment, so I can’t just “discipline” her the old way.

I’m trying to maintain professionalism, but that answer really shocked me. I don’t know if she was joking, testing me, or if there’s something else behind it.

Should I call her aside to talk? Or report it to the principal or class teacher?
I don’t want to embarrass her, but I also don’t want to ignore it.

Teachers and educationists in the house, please, how would you handle this kind of situation?

Very easy. Print out a letter in school letter headed paper and attach the assignment to it. Inform the principal prior to doing that.

Jayboi:
I will advise U simply ignore for now. Don't report yet. If there's consistency, then U can report.

op please go by this advice,

She probably testing you to know how you will react to that, and the best you can do is to report such strange answer to the school authority. So, you clear yourself incase of any eventuality.

Fiscus105:
Did you read gas law? Since you are not science student.

Please, science student — or should I call you a scientist — tell us, what exactly was the question? There could be a thousand and one questions on gas law, and it depends on the student’s understanding of the question, which will determine their response or answer.

TechToyin:
Hello house,
I just need some advice abeg.

I recently got a teaching job this term — I’m in my early 20s and I teach Physics to SS2 students. I gave them an assignment on Gas Laws last week, and while marking, one of the girls wrote “masturbate” as her answer.

I was honestly speechless. I didn’t even know how to react. The school doesn’t allow flogging or any form of physical punishment, so I can’t just “discipline” her the old way.

I’m trying to maintain professionalism, but that answer really shocked me. I don’t know if she was joking, testing me, or if there’s something else behind it.

Should I call her aside to talk? Or report it to the principal or class teacher?
I don’t want to embarrass her, but I also don’t want to ignore it.

Teachers and educationists in the house, please, how would you handle this kind of situation?

(1) Ask the student to bring her parent to the school.
(2) In the presence of the parent give the student her answer script/booklet and tell her to read all that she wrote on the script/booklet.
(3) Then ask her to explain the meaning of it as it relates to the question.
(4). Ensure you have two or three teachers present but don't preinform anyone what you intend to do.
(5). I dont know how the school management and principal handle such things but be ready for confrontation from school management/principal.......remember each student is your responsibility for the duration you'll be teaching them.


Be bold, stand your ground and affirm your position but do not give yourself to argument whatsoever.
Goodluck.

She's a girl. If you're not a lady, don't talk about this with her. She's most likely a teenage girl. Don't expose yourself to temptation. So many weak men out there who knows if you're disciplined

bigtt76:
Report to the principal

Please don't report her.
But just call her and council her.
I was in that situation before as a teacher.

She will later respect u.

TechToyin:
Hello house,
I just need some advice abeg.

I recently got a teaching job this term — I’m in my early 20s and I teach Physics to SS2 students. I gave them an assignment on Gas Laws last week, and while marking, one of the girls wrote “masturbate” as her answer.

I was honestly speechless. I didn’t even know how to react. The school doesn’t allow flogging or any form of physical punishment, so I can’t just “discipline” her the old way.

I’m trying to maintain professionalism, but that answer really shocked me. I don’t know if she was joking, testing me, or if there’s something else behind it.

Should I call her aside to talk? Or report it to the principal or class teacher?
I don’t want to embarrass her, but I also don’t want to ignore it.

Teachers and educationists in the house, please, how would you handle this kind of situation?

How can you be a good teacher if you fail to say the question you asked that was answered by the student?

Please what is the difference between a teacher and an educationist

Report her to the school authorities before it's too late and be careful meeting her one on one without witnesses
Peace

Ignore her this first time, observe and look out for any other anomaly, just take a picture of it as future reference.

'E get why'

These are the rubbish that we allow to fester in our society because we are busy forming woke. Wokeness will be the end of humanity because when I look at the godless morally bankrupt youths we have today I shudder at what the future will look like.
Someone that should be made to explain what she means by that and where she learnt it from they are saying the school doesn't discipline students because of the money they hope to get from the equally morally bankrupt parents.
Our future cannot just be good with all these madness in the name of forming woke. That's why that crazy ill-bred girl pounced on her lecturer and tore him to shreds like a deranged leopard. Nonsense and ingredients.

All she needs is counseling bro,brief the school counselor and him/her will do the needful.