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Short & Curly

Is it fair to punish the whole class?

Short & Curly

abcpodcasts@abc.net.au

Philosophy, Society & Culture, Kids & Family

4.6 β€’ 2.2K Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 24 December 2020

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Have you ever been in a situation where someone did something wrong, but didn't own up? And then the teacher punished the whole class until the real culprit confessed! Is it fair for a whole group to be punished for something one person did? Molly, Carl and Matt go back to school to find out.

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0:00.0

This is an ABC podcast.

0:05.0

It was a day like any other.

0:10.0

The sun shone as we sat in Ms. Costa's year six classroom.

0:14.0

We joked and laughed with each other.

0:17.0

A ha ha ha!

0:18.0

Happy and innocent. Life was good.

0:21.0

We were the best class in school, the class everyone wished they were in.

0:25.6

But then everything changed. It was just before lunchtime when it happened.

0:32.4

Now we're going to move on to the carbon cycle and we'll be

0:35.2

doing a fun experiment involving dissolved bubbles. So, wait a second. My cookie jar.

0:44.0

Who stole the cookies from my cookie jar?

0:47.0

I bought those special cookies for my, my and part

0:51.0

and if no one stole the cookies from my cookie jar I pretend you all did because you've got too far

1:00.0

Which is why in our happy little class the joy has ended the laughter gone

1:07.2

Outside it's lunchtime everyone is having fun we can hear them laughing and playing games without us.

1:14.0

We're all just sitting here, half board and half anxious.

1:18.0

Nothing to do but watch the seconds tick by.

1:21.0

But Ms. Costa, I'm starving! And Miss, I need to play crickets. I'm batting today.

1:29.2

I've got dance practice in the hall. Sparklele motions going to Nationals.

1:34.0

We have an ethics club meeting starting in five minutes.

1:37.5

I'm the club treasurer, I have to be there.

1:40.0

Oh, hey, Matsia.

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