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<blockquote data-quote="Clint_L" data-source="post: 9061059" data-attributes="member: 7035894"><p>So, this is something that teachers of teenagers have to deal with on occasion, and it is <em>really</em> tricky. On the one hand, you are not doing anyone a favour by letting them be stinky, and it does not help their social status, believe you me. On the other, having a teacher talk to you one on one about your smell would be humiliating for anyone and could badly damage a relationship if handled poorly, not mention emotional damage to the kid themselves.</p><p></p><p>I generally speak very plainly to students; as a rule I think it is respectful to treat them as smart people who don't need to be coddled (but occasionally, they do need to be coddled - being a teenager is hard!). On the first day of class, I cover the general expectations for our shared space, and I include hygiene and smell, specifically. I reiterate that as of adolescence bodies get stinkier and regular showering or bathing is a must, as is wearing deodorant, particularly after strenuous activity like playing soccer at lunch. Use of artificial scents like perfume or cologne is forbidden at our school (all schools these days, I imagine), so I remind them about that. A lot of kids have lunch in my classroom, but smelly foods are also forbidden (e.g. tzatziki) - I have classes in there!</p><p></p><p>When I do have to talk to students one on one, and this has happened specifically in D&D Club, I don't make a big thing about it. I'll just privately say something like, "Hey, getting a bit ripe, don't forget the deodorant." On occasion, I get a student in my homeform whose parents are clearly not covering the hygiene talk, so I do it, again in very plain language and non-judgmentally.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Clint_L, post: 9061059, member: 7035894"] So, this is something that teachers of teenagers have to deal with on occasion, and it is [I]really[/I] tricky. On the one hand, you are not doing anyone a favour by letting them be stinky, and it does not help their social status, believe you me. On the other, having a teacher talk to you one on one about your smell would be humiliating for anyone and could badly damage a relationship if handled poorly, not mention emotional damage to the kid themselves. I generally speak very plainly to students; as a rule I think it is respectful to treat them as smart people who don't need to be coddled (but occasionally, they do need to be coddled - being a teenager is hard!). On the first day of class, I cover the general expectations for our shared space, and I include hygiene and smell, specifically. I reiterate that as of adolescence bodies get stinkier and regular showering or bathing is a must, as is wearing deodorant, particularly after strenuous activity like playing soccer at lunch. Use of artificial scents like perfume or cologne is forbidden at our school (all schools these days, I imagine), so I remind them about that. A lot of kids have lunch in my classroom, but smelly foods are also forbidden (e.g. tzatziki) - I have classes in there! When I do have to talk to students one on one, and this has happened specifically in D&D Club, I don't make a big thing about it. I'll just privately say something like, "Hey, getting a bit ripe, don't forget the deodorant." On occasion, I get a student in my homeform whose parents are clearly not covering the hygiene talk, so I do it, again in very plain language and non-judgmentally. [/QUOTE]
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