The Australian Dictionary of Invisible Culture for Teachers
being on time
value: many people in Australia think it is good if people can think like this (see more)
In Australia, it is often like this:
A teacher says something like this to the students “Something will happen in this place at this time. You have to be there at that time.”
When it is like this, it is good if the students think like this: I know that it will be bad if I am there after this time. Because of this, I want to be there a short time before this time.
The teacher will think something good about the students if they do this often.
"If there a bus leaving the school at 9am for an excursion, it is good if students arrive 10 minutes before. It can be bad if students arrive at 9am. It is bad if students arrive at 9:05am."
"When there is a class which begins at 3pm, it is good if students arrive at 2:55pm. It is bad if students arrive at 3 15pm."
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