Comments on: Mercy Rules

By: MelanieO

MelanieO — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 20:30:39 +0000

Love love love it! (Having just returned from five days of tuning out everything except my family, I am especially appreciative of this post.)

By: jmcgaffin

jmcgaffin — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:44:30 +0000

Thanks for posting this (and thanks to Dave for directing me to it!) I have always believed in the mercy rule. Everyone needs a break every once in awhile and crying over homework, stressing out over a project, and grading all work right away is sometimes NOT worth it. If your child is in my class and needs mercy, just slap a “Mercy!” post-it on their homework and I will COMPLETELY understand. This week has been particularly difficult and I have given myself and many others mercy on more than one occasion. Life is too short and sometimes we just need a break with no questions asked or explanations needed.

By: Kirsetin

Kirsetin — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 12:15:53 +0000

Love this idea of applying the mercy rule more broadly–you’re so right, we all need it sometimes.

By: rmbectel

rmbectel — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 20:31:56 +0000

I SO need the mercy rule lately! Nice post Em. Keep them coming (in your spare time!

By: kshimer

kshimer — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 19:01:31 +0000

One of your most inspiring posts. Really good stuff. Thanks for sharing!

By: Jessie

Jessie — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:26:09 +0000

Love the mercy rule….and like you said, important to remember it from both sides. This past week I applied it to both laundry (me) and a book report (Emma). Sometimes you just gotta know when to say when:) Great post, Em!