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Some teachers make you give them your shoes as collateral to borrow a pencil or pen. When you give back the pencil, you get back your shoes

Do/did you have teachers who had such a policy or are you a teacher who has such a policy?

85% (12) Yes
14% (2) No

14 voters have answered this question.

Do you think such a policy is reasonable?

92% (13) Yes
7% (1) No

14 voters have answered this question.

If yes, then why

61% (8) Pencils seem to disappear
76% (10) Children need to learn to come to class prepared

13 voters have answered this question.

Does such a policy belittle students

28% (4) Yes
71% (10) No

14 voters have answered this question.

Have you ever had to give your shoes as collateral to borrow and pencil or a pen?

57% (8) Yes
42% (6) No

14 voters have answered this question.

How often did you hand over your shoes to get a pencil or a pen?

14% (2) Allot
42% (6) Sometimes
7% (1) Rarely
35% (5) Never

14 voters have answered this question.

When you forgot your materials did do you

35% (5) Accept the situation, hand the teacher your shoes and say, "I need a pencil
64% (9) Try to borrow from others first to avoid surrendering your shoes

14 voters have answered this question.

Did you try to offer the teacher other things as collateral instead of your shoes?

50% (7) Yes
50% (7) No

14 voters have answered this question.

Would the teacher accept things other that shoes for collateral

35% (5) Yes
64% (9) No

14 voters have answered this question.

How did you react to having to surrender your shoes

53% (7) I like having my shoes taken away
7% (1) If I have to be in socks for class it's no big deal.
23% (3) I do not like it but I forgot my pencil so I will accept responsibility and surrender my shoes.
15% (2) I do not like it and I will resist giving the teacher my shoes.

13 voters have answered this question.

Knowing that your shoes would be taken, why didn't you bring a pencil to class?

38% (5) I wanted my shoes taken away
15% (2) I just forgot them
46% (6) I thought I had my things but I did not
0% (0) Borrowing a pencil and giving shoes is easier than bringing stuff

13 voters have answered this question.

did you ever purposely forget your materials so you would have to surrender your shoes?

42% (6) Yes
57% (8) No

14 voters have answered this question.

If you like to surrender your shoes, why?

77% (7) Comfortable
22% (2) Fashion
33% (3) Other
11% (1) I Don't Know

9 voters have answered this question.

If you do not like to surrender your shoes, why

55% (5) Socks were dirty/had holes in them
55% (5) Floor was cold
55% (5) It's hard to look and act tought without shoes
22% (2) I resent any type of punishment

9 voters have answered this question.

Once you were in socks did you

30% (4) Sit as normal
53% (7) Try to hide your sock feet
15% (2) Make your socks as visible as possible to everyone

13 voters have answered this question.

How did it feel to have to be in socks because your shoes were taken?

38% (5) It was fun
0% (0) It was not that bad
7% (1) It did not bother me
38% (5) I felt embarrased
7% (1) I felt akward
7% (1) I hated it

13 voters have answered this question.

Does the policy of having to give shoes for collateral help people to remember pens or pencils

63% (7) Yes
36% (4) No

11 voters have answered this question.

Is it usually the same people who forgot their materials and had to trade shoes for them

100% (12) Yes
0% (0) No

12 voters have answered this question.

If you had to surrender your shoes, as time went on did you hand over your shoes for pencils with

18% (2) More Frequency
45% (5) Same Frequency
36% (4) Less Frequency

11 voters have answered this question.

Have you ever walked out of class without getting your shoes back?

76% (10) Yes
23% (3) No

13 voters have answered this question.

This poll was created on 2007-08-24 20:06:07 by jaymeister