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We were fortunate that disrespectful students were a rarity. Ah! The good old days!
Once we had a student come in from out of state from what he said was a tough school. The school had armed guards in the halls and needed them, we found out later for sure, so he was not exaggerating.
In the 8th grade English class taught by a fabu...See MoreWe were fortunate that disrespectful students were a rarity. Ah! The good old days!
Once we had a student come in from out of state from what he said was a tough school. The school had armed guards in the halls and needed them, we found out later for sure, so he was not exaggerating.
In the 8th grade English class taught by a fabulous, no nonsense veteran teacher, that first day, he tried to be cool and misbehave in class. She would just LOOK at him, realizing that "we had not raised him" and this was his first day in a different school environment.
After class, the boys in the class took him aside and explained to him that students did not act as he had done. They also advised him not to mess with(misbehave and be disrespectful with) that English teacher, who had a well- earned reputation for no nonsense. They also explained it would be to his advantage not to mess with ANY teachers at the school.
This new kid got with the program and became an achieving, well-behaved student. Our kids usually had the new students up to speed by the second day.
Our kids were the ones who usually let newcomers know what was acceptable and unacceptable at the school. Peer pressure can be a good thing.
I will never forget the day, 4 football players "escorted" a new student into the office and told the principal, "He spit on OUR carpet!". The whole school was carpeted and kept nice, and the students took pride in it. The school, parents and community provided nice things that most of the other schools in the county did not have.
Once a younger student was pulling blooms from the flower beds that our kids willingly maintained at their free period. A student told the kid, "Do NOT do that again. I planted that azalea." Word got around the lower grades not to pull blooms and the older student did not touch the flower puller. I saw it all.
There was a rule in our school that if a student was disruptive s/he was put just outside the classroom facing the teacher's desk with his/her desk and all materials. The door was left open so the student would not really miss any class time.
This was done quickly, quietly and efficiently with minimum disruption to the class in session.
The rule also was that if the principal saw anyone sitting in the hall, he asked no questions and efficiently took care of the situation. Sometimes, the principal came down the halls and sometimes he didn't, but the kid in the hall had a long period of time to "wonder" and worry. One class in the hall was usually enough for most students.
I loved teaching in this school because it was a family atmosphere and a culture conducive for learning.
It had the reputation for being the best school in the county. Lots of parents brought their kids to our school because of its reputation. The school had a tradition for achievement and had been on the same sight for a century. No one wanted to disrespect this tradition. Most of the new hires were former students.
We were very fortunate, I know, that we had the support of families and the community.
I realize that I would not have functioned well in a situation where disrespect for authority was the norm. I would not have had a 30 year teaching career in a less organized, well-run school situation.
apologies if this is a long post.
spending 6 years in a classroom for emotionally disturbed children years ago, did not prepare me for the child i had this year and will have again next year. she turned 4 in feb. she was premature, fetal alcohol syndrome, mild CP, and, as her parents are always quick to remind me, has an underdeveloped fro...See Moreapologies if this is a long post.
spending 6 years in a classroom for emotionally disturbed children years ago, did not prepare me for the child i had this year and will have again next year. she turned 4 in feb. she was premature, fetal alcohol syndrome, mild CP, and, as her parents are always quick to remind me, has an underdeveloped frontal lobe which cause her inability to make decisions and her impulsivity. Those things I can deal with, but it is the constant crying/whining all day long which disrupts the teaching environment that i was not able to get a handle on this year. for a little while she was improving...then mom lost her job and went back to school and those behaviors started climbing again, then this spring dad returned home from his tour in Iraq and the behaviors increased ten-fold. the last two and a half months of school were the longest of my 32 year career. Anyone else out there have some suggestions on things i can try this coming year? time outs didn't help as she had to have someone sitting right next to her to keep her sort of still. i tried everything in my vast experience. something might work one time, but never again. i feel sorry for her, because i believe that she is also very hyper although that has never been mentioned. she was on medication, but i never could tell for sure if she had actually had the med before arriving at school and only got it a few times at lunch. they never got the required paperwork from the dr to administer it at school. thanks.
I am an instructional assistant. I have never been offered any professional development classroom management even though I substitute and have three different classroom groups of students daily. Today I substituted in a sped class and repeatedly asked a student to be quiet, to stop chattering while others spoke and getting up at the wrong time. She...See MoreI am an instructional assistant. I have never been offered any professional development classroom management even though I substitute and have three different classroom groups of students daily. Today I substituted in a sped class and repeatedly asked a student to be quiet, to stop chattering while others spoke and getting up at the wrong time. She even talked over the collab teacher and her fellow classmates. During last period there was a fire drill and I was in the process of calling the ofice to locate a missing student when it occurred. We exited the building and she continued talking as I as a teacher for a walkie talkie to locate the missing student. I asked her twice to be quiet expressing to her "it's a fire drill. She keep talking and I told her "Please shut up." Nothing was said by her, but when we returned inside a boy begain discussing what I said to her I wasn't allowed to say and mentioned I could be fired. I informed him it was not his concern and he told me that a teacher had told his brother to shut up and "she almost got fired". In the meantime instead of staying on task, the student I told "shut up" to looked it up in the dictionary and informed me it was a cuss, the definition uses the words cease and cause in it's definition. I told her the definition of the words and then read the definition of "shut up" to the class. And stated "This discussion is over. If this goes further what is my recourse? Need advice.
HELP! I have a child coming into my Kindergarten classroom next year with oppositional defiant disorder. I'm already having nightmares and missing my sweet, sweet class that just walked out the door. I'm particularly concerned about starting off the year right.
check out this course for those having discipline issues - I am presently taking it and it is fantastic! [link removed]
by Joseph Rinaldo
Dec 27, 2011
Called "a must-read for every school teacher in America, and certainly for every coach" by Amazon reviewer Linda Hawley, Hazardous Choices tells the story of Darnell Jackson, a young African-American man living in a gang- infested area of Chicago. To save his life, he joins a gang and is forced to do things he abhors. When an opportunity to escape ...See MoreCalled "a must-read for every school teacher in America, and certainly for every coach" by Amazon reviewer Linda Hawley, Hazardous Choices tells the story of Darnell Jackson, a young African-American man living in a gang- infested area of Chicago. To save his life, he joins a gang and is forced to do things he abhors. When an opportunity to escape this deadly world is offered to him, he accepts gladly. A football scholarship to a small rural Kentucky college could be his ticket out and a life free of violence and fear. But will his gang let him go, and worse, when they find out he lied to them to break away, will they retaliate? Find out in my new ebook release at [link removed].
by Kat_Kongh
Dec 30, 2011
Hi everyone, I keep thinking of this situation that happened before Winter break with a 4th grade girl. I am a sped teacher at this school and deal everyday with this child who is identified as learning disabled. Most of her issues appear to be related to ADD and behavior issues. Before winter break she was not getting her classwork, homework or an...See MoreHi everyone, I keep thinking of this situation that happened before Winter break with a 4th grade girl. I am a sped teacher at this school and deal everyday with this child who is identified as learning disabled. Most of her issues appear to be related to ADD and behavior issues. Before winter break she was not getting her classwork, homework or anything done. Her classroom teacher had informed her that she could not attend the holiday party until writing was complete, math homework was done,o s etc. She did about half of this work with me and then cried and wailed for approximately 3 hr. After 1 hr I needed to see other children so I moved her to the office in the school where office staff supervised her and ignored her. THey moved her to the nurses office where they could still supervise her but she continued crying, throwing a temper tantrum, etc. None of us could get her to do any more work, stop crying, etc. The child was well aware of the consequences for not getting her work done on a weekly basis....she loses the special Friday afternoon activities every week. I plan to help her with organization skills beginning next week since she loses everything (ie. homework, books, etc.). Our prin called her mother onthis particular day and we sent the child home due to her constant wailing, temper tantrums, etc. The child also sess the school psych and an outside therapist. Any thoughts? How would you get a child (a 4th grader) to stop crying??!! I walked away after 1 hr of her not doing her work. We decided as a staff to ignore her....I am considering a behavior contract next week when we return to school. There is almost no support from the Mother with this child. She appears frustrated and unable to manage the child herself.
by suggestions pleasee
Jan 8, 2012
I teach 6 history classes a day, 10th grade. Each class has at LEAST one student with a behavior modification plan that allows the student "to leave the room as he/she feels is needed for cooling off purpose" without even notifying or requesting to leave - he/she can just get up and leave when she wants. Also, the student may not be corrected for a...See MoreI teach 6 history classes a day, 10th grade. Each class has at LEAST one student with a behavior modification plan that allows the student "to leave the room as he/she feels is needed for cooling off purpose" without even notifying or requesting to leave - he/she can just get up and leave when she wants. Also, the student may not be corrected for arguing, cussing, in the room or required to do work, if she does not want to. Since I am not allowed to tell other students in the class about special rules for this student, the classes are just going nuts because they think I do not have rules, policies, or at least will not enforce anything. To be honest, I don't feel right about allowing one student to yell f you in the room but write up another student for it. Help!
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On 6/29/11, judy5ca wrote: > Vet, I can't get over your plan and how wonderful your school > must have been. What a culture of responsibility! > > But I didn't understand the part about the principal. I don't > understand how he walked down the hall and efficiently took > care of the situati...See More