From the Head of Pastoral

From the Head of Pastoral Mr Hilton Hardman One of the great lessons Personal responsibility is so important in the we always hope to development of our young people. They need to impart to our students, be making decisions about the type of person and certainly that with they want to be. They need to be supporting which we hope they that desire through their words and their leave St George’s, is the actions. They need to take responsibility for the importance of personal consequences of those decisions, and the responsibility. The impact associated words and actions. our actions have on “They did it first” has no end. Retaliation for a making someone else feel bad, and that requires us to make a different choice: to choose to not retaliate. And what of “it was just a joke”? Similarly, the question would be, what value is there in making fun of someone to entertain ourselves. If our words or actions amuse or make ourselves bigger by making fun of someone, what does that say about us? that for themselves. Do you want to feel good about yourself because you work to make others feel good? others is essential, and Arrival at School and Signing In we understand this We are seeing an increase in the number of better when we take students arriving late to school. To ensure that responsibility. students are ready for the day, which begins with period one at 8:30 am, we recommend they plan In schools, it is not unusual to hear “they did their journey with the intention of arriving by it first” or “it was just a joke, I didn’t mean it” no later than 8:15 am. This will allow time to go when we speak to a young person about their to their locker and be at class on time. Arriving actions. But realistically, we all have to ask at the front door at 8:30 am means they will be ourselves: does this make it okay? late, as it can take as much as ten minutes to get misdeed is a never-ending path to retaliation. I Students will be required to sign in as late if they often ask students in this situation a couple of arrive past 8:25 am. If your child is late because crucial things: how did you feel? And, do you of an appointment or for any other reason you really want to be responsible for making know of, please write them a note, or email someone else feel that way? The bottom line Student Reception is that we can’t make ourselves feel better by (studentreception@stgeorges.wa.edu.au). One of the big questions I ask young people is, Hilton Hardman what type of person do you want to be? Realistically each individual needs to define Head of Pastoral to their locker and to period one.