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Originally Posted by dar512
Hey Glatt. Are you going to answer my question in #71?
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I don't have a magic bullet answer.
Basically, with a kid who is disrupting the classroom, the kid should be sent to the principal's office, and the parent should be called to come get them. I think that will work in the overwhelming majority of cases. When it doesn't work, the kid should be romoved from the classroom for good, and put into a special class of some sort for kids with special needs. If the kid is diruptive to the point of being a danger to themselves or someone else, I think it's perfectly appropriate for the cops to come in. Shouldn't happen too often.
The idea is that it shouldn't ever get to this point. If the parents send kids to school who are ready to learn, and the teachers keep the kids engaged, this won't happen often. The detention/suspension route in high school has decent results, but isn't age appropriate for kindergarten. Good teachers have lots of tricks up their sleeve. I'm not one so I don't know them all, but if the teacher senses trouble brewing in a kindergarten classroom because the kids are getting bored, he/she should consider switching topics. A good teacher will come up with lesson plans that will keep the kids engaged. Kids who are bad chemistry when seated together should be put at separate tables. Much disruptive behavior is because the kid is seeking attention. Give them attention ahead of time, and they won't need to seek it. So have a schedule of special jobs for the kids so they feel like they are part of things. Not real jobs, but token ones. Line leader, door holder, caboose for the line, helper, paper-passer-outer. Whatever. I don't know all the tricks. But the good teachers do.