Special needs first grader spitting and being aggressive

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not all neurotypical kids like having to pick up their work halfway through a class and move to a different classroom two to three times a day. Can you imagine being in the middle of a work task at your job and your coworker starts screaming so your boss makes you pack up your desk and move? I just think that you're not doing anyone favors by acting like this is normal and everyone should just be okay with it. 20 kids should not have to be uprooted every single day multiple times.

Kids that age aren't in the middle of some herculean concentration task is going to be lost if they stand up and move. It's not at all a comparison to an adult work place. Because they are kids!! Do you think the kid having a meltdown enjoys that sensation of being so overwhelmed that they cannot function? This isn't about anyone's enjoyment. It's a basic fact of life, that you sometimes have to flex to accommodate other's needs. I don't see this as a hardship for any NT kid in any way.

The fact that you don't see this as a hardship or neurotypical children is exactly the problem. Thanks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not all neurotypical kids like having to pick up their work halfway through a class and move to a different classroom two to three times a day. Can you imagine being in the middle of a work task at your job and your coworker starts screaming so your boss makes you pack up your desk and move? I just think that you're not doing anyone favors by acting like this is normal and everyone should just be okay with it. 20 kids should not have to be uprooted every single day multiple times.

Kids that age aren't in the middle of some herculean concentration task is going to be lost if they stand up and move. It's not at all a comparison to an adult work place. Because they are kids!! Do you think the kid having a meltdown enjoys that sensation of being so overwhelmed that they cannot function? This isn't about anyone's enjoyment. It's a basic fact of life, that you sometimes have to flex to accommodate other's needs. I don't see this as a hardship for any NT kid in any way.

The fact that you don't see this as a hardship or neurotypical children is exactly the problem. Thanks.

Neurotypical kids are more resilient than you seem to think.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not all neurotypical kids like having to pick up their work halfway through a class and move to a different classroom two to three times a day. Can you imagine being in the middle of a work task at your job and your coworker starts screaming so your boss makes you pack up your desk and move? I just think that you're not doing anyone favors by acting like this is normal and everyone should just be okay with it. 20 kids should not have to be uprooted every single day multiple times.

Kids that age aren't in the middle of some herculean concentration task is going to be lost if they stand up and move. It's not at all a comparison to an adult work place. Because they are kids!! Do you think the kid having a meltdown enjoys that sensation of being so overwhelmed that they cannot function? This isn't about anyone's enjoyment. It's a basic fact of life, that you sometimes have to flex to accommodate other's needs. I don't see this as a hardship for any NT kid in any way.

The fact that you don't see this as a hardship or neurotypical children is exactly the problem. Thanks.

Neurotypical kids are more resilient than you seem to think.

Yep all NTs are the same. No biggie at all. Who cares about em am I right?

[Anonymous]

Honey, I realize spitting in your food is not ok, that’s why I arranged a meeting to get you a new teacher.

[Anonymous]

Here is the thing OP. Odds are, the other child is doing way more than what your child catches and tells you. As a fellow teacher myself, I beg of you to complain. Not much happens unless multiple people in different settings (lunch, general Ed class, transitions, recess, etc) complain. Your priority is to your child. Having his food get spit on is disguising. It does not matter that he is special needs.