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...calling the parents might get the kid beat when he gets home...
I certainly hope so.
Teachers have enough to do already.
They just don't have the time to administer a proper beating, regardless of how much the little monster needs it.
I certainly hope so.
Teachers have enough to do already.
They just don't have the time to administer a proper beating, regardless of how much the little monster needs it.
I'm lol. Some kids can be whipped until they are black and blue, but that's not the solution either. I'm thinking of having kids like the one I have been dealing with be put on modified days. It would be nice if we had a classroom where he could be placed and where the instruction is modified. I'm not saying this class be similar to a Special Ed class or he being even placed in one. But this child still gets instruction that challenges him and helps him learn in an environment where there are less distractions and less kids so that he can get that intimate attention he so desperately needs.
I teach 7th grade in the school from Hell! 7th grade is difficult in any school, but my students this year are across the line. Just last week one of them screamed at me "I'll kill you, you ____ ____ _____." I was in the process of writing a referral because he told me to "shut up" and had the student in the hall. I quickly turned, went back in my room, locked the door and called security. When the guardian was called she said "I'm on my way." She hasn't made it to the school yet, three days later. And on top of the parents non-concern, my principal thinks I should allow him back into my class. No wonder my blood pressure is through the roof.
I teach 7th grade in the school from Hell! 7th grade is difficult in any school, but my students this year are across the line. Just last week one of them screamed at me "I'll kill you, you ____ ____ _____." I was in the process of writing a referral because he told me to "shut up" and had the student in the hall. I quickly turned, went back in my room, locked the door and called security. When the guardian was called she said "I'm on my way." She hasn't made it to the school yet, three days later. And on top of the parents non-concern, my principal thinks I should allow him back into my class. No wonder my blood pressure is through the roof.
Yeah, how sad. So many of our teachers have to deal with so much these days. It's so sad how the public still thinks that schools are like they were 20 or 30 years ago. NOT at all!
I teach 7th grade in the school from Hell! 7th grade is difficult in any school, but my students this year are across the line. Just last week one of them screamed at me "I'll kill you, you ____ ____ _____." I was in the process of writing a referral because he told me to "shut up" and had the student in the hall. I quickly turned, went back in my room, locked the door and called security. When the guardian was called she said "I'm on my way." She hasn't made it to the school yet, three days later. And on top of the parents non-concern, my principal thinks I should allow him back into my class. No wonder my blood pressure is through the roof.
Did the principal give any reasons for saying that? I don't think any student should be able to get away with threats, whether or not they were serious about it. Heck, I'd talk to the police.
Update on my student who was giving me so many discipline problems. We put him on a behavioral contract, and it's working. He has to take it home daily so that mom can read about his behavior for the day. He is still having problems focusing in class, even after I moved him closer to the front of the class. But again, his behavior has improved tremendously and I am happy for him as well.
Update on my student who was giving me so many discipline problems. We put him on a behavioral contract, and it's working. He has to take it home daily so that mom can read about his behavior for the day. He is still having problems focusing in class, even after I moved him closer to the front of the class. But again, his behavior has improved tremendously and I am happy for him as well.
Possible he has ADD or ADHD.
It's also possible he needs his eyes checked.
Do you feel he is emotionally old enough to be in that grade?
This is when ADD/ADHD starts showing, usually 3rd or 4th grade because the classrooms / learning changes. 5th grade is probably going to be the pits for him if he can't get it under control. The kid is also older, you have peer pressure.
With my daughter, 4th was the hardest. They weren't treated like "babies" any more, they were also in their seats more. She started being a social butterfly, could not stop talking in class. She had to touch base with everyone. I tried to get her evaluated, they kept turning me down until the end of 5th grade.
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i am not a teacher, actually i was one of those disruptive students in class. i had all those things you mentioned happen to me. please don't put those children next to your star students. i was put next to the star student and in return that student got in trouble because i influenced them to talk. i've been put in the back of the room, with no real effect. this problem has to be very difficult to deal with. calling dad for a boy would certainly help, and mom for a girl in most instances. also, pulling that kid out in the hall and having a conversation with them one on one in a calm voice would help. i always responded better when i felt the teacher was making a connection with just me. in addition, it might help if you switched up things more often, maybe get them interested more. also, notice when they do something good and show how well they can do when they apply themselves. call on them for help with something. in general get the parents ver involved and try to involve the student more so he feels he has a role in the class. i hope somehow this might help. these are just from my experiences as a student.
I also had problems - calling my parents didn't help me want to learn. I hated school, had no use for it.
Had I been diagnosed with ADHD back then would it have helped? Probably.
My mind used to race all day, there was no way I could focus. I also had everyone reminding me how unlike my sisters I was; I had this high standard that I could not meet. Of course on the home front, I was compared there too, so everyone "knew" I could do it because they could.
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i'm 25 now, so it wasn't a rotten system but more an out going personality. i was bored in school, i had a lot of friends and didn't have the respect for authority i should have.
I had respect for authority but it didn't change my wanting to talk.
I teach 6th grade middle school social studies and Dual Language English. If a student chronically acts up, for the most part they will sit just outside my door and listen and learn from there. IF they still cannot handle the priviledge of being in my classroom to learn with the other students, then they will make up the time during lunch, before school or after. If that still doesn't work...then saturday school all the way!
having been a most docile and attentive kid, and hearing of these woes now... well it would be most interesting to find out the real reasons leading to such - unwelcome? - behavior.
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