Mark Wilson: don’t rush to judgement

Mark Wilson: don’t rush to judgement

By Marc Wilson In Psychology

If you stayed the night at my house and kept me awake by snoring, I’d wake you up. “Mate, you’re snoring. Roll over,” I’d say.

But what if I was at a sleepover at Island Bay Marine Reserve as a parent helper with nine-year-old Isaac and you were snoring like a trooper? I might toss and turn, listening to kids snuffling and snoring, and wonder if it would be okay to do what I’d feel oh-so-comfortable doing in my own home. What are the rules? Teachers do this all the time, after all – if it was an issue, the teachers would do something. Surely? For the love of … (pull pillow over ...

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