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What's the deal with the fidget spinners? I get that kids need to fidget but not if they are so busy playing with it that they don't listen to simple directions!
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men52 On 4/26/17, Anonymous Regular wrote: > What's the deal with the fidget spinners? I get that kids need to fidget but not if they are so busy playing with it that they don't listen to simple directions!

I saw what a fidget spinner was last night on Inside Edition. Some engineer invented those 20 years ago, and she let the patent lapse so ...See More
May 6, 2017
Old Regular Let's not forget who is in charge of the classroom. Children don't just get to decide to bring a toy and have it at their desk to play with. As with any type of fidget toy they are assigned to a child by the teacher or resource teacher with clear boundaries as to how it is used or otherwise taken away.

Otherwise toys stay home! I don't ge...See More
May 6, 2017
Deb ms/IA Schools open themselves up to this? Not hardly. The kids see one kid and then another all have these toys and they all bring them. School didn't invite them in and none of our staff promoted them they just walk in the door. I now have a sign that says no cell phones and no spinners. Parents bought the spinners and allowed them to come to school. No...See More
May 6, 2017
Old Regular On 5/06/17, Deb ms/IA wrote: > Schools open themselves up to this? Not hardly. The kids see > one kid and then another all have these toys and they all > bring them. School didn't invite them in and none of our > staff promoted them they just walk in the door. I now have a > sign that says no cell phones and no spinners. Parents boug...See More
May 6, 2017
Oops, this one. Old Regular Exactly, what I mean. Leave the toys at home. If I see it, I will confiscate it. Simple. If we let them show up at school we open ourselves up to the problems. Haves and have nots, stealing, playing instead of listening... No matter if they are good for focus, I will decide if you need something to help you focus in my classroom; it's not a child's...See More
May 6, 2017


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