The Australian Dictionary of Invisible Culture for Teachers
telling the teacher what happened
norm: when it is like this, it is good to do some things (see more)
It can be like this:
A student (e.g. Harry) did something very bad (e.g. kicked) to another student (e.g. Michael).
Because of this, this Michael can feel something very bad. Michael wants to do something because of this.
When it is like this, it can be good if Michael thinks like this: I can say something about it to the teacher. The teacher is someone about all the students here. Because of this, the teacher can say some things to Harry. If the teacher does this, after this, Harry will not do something very bad to me any more.
Note
This norm is more common in primary and high school than with adult students. This entry may be useful for adult students who have children at school in Australia."Hayley pushed John onto the ground. John is hurt. It is good if John says to a teacher 'Hayley pushed me. I feel bad because of this.'"
"Daniel stole Stuart's new pen. It is good if Stuart says to a teacher 'Stuart/Someone stole my pen. I think you can help. I think you can do something so I can have my pen.'"
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