Vent/Idea--Will Never Happen---Quiet Classes

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What do you mean? Like study hall? No talking, no instruction?

Not exactly. In HS. Students don't talk out of turn. Teacher provides direct instruction. Engages students as needed. But the students don't have sidebar conversations. In short, students agree to behave and learn in class.

HAHAHAHAHA! What high school class have you been in this century? That is not close to what happens in a MoCo high school class.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was on the train this weekend and choose to sit in the quiet car. Why can't schools offer a "quiet" section of the core classes? Students would opt into the section and they would have to sign a contract agreeing to the rules of the classroom. 3rd time you violate the rules you are moved to a non "quiet" section.

Hmmm, quiet classroom environment, where students could focus on learning and not the day to day chaos of a classroom. Sounds like what the MVA use to offer for students. Oh well, enjoy the craziness.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was on the train this weekend and choose to sit in the quiet car. Why can't schools offer a "quiet" section of the core classes? Students would opt into the section and they would have to sign a contract agreeing to the rules of the classroom. 3rd time you violate the rules you are moved to a non "quiet" section.

Hmmm, quiet classroom environment, where students could focus on learning and not the day to day chaos of a classroom. Sounds like what the MVA use to offer for students. Oh well, enjoy the craziness.

MVA only sounded quiet because you couldn't hear the pOrn they had going in the other tab when they were on mute.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was on the train this weekend and choose to sit in the quiet car. Why can't schools offer a "quiet" section of the core classes? Students would opt into the section and they would have to sign a contract agreeing to the rules of the classroom. 3rd time you violate the rules you are moved to a non "quiet" section.

So put all the "good" kids in one class and the "bad" ones in the rest? I'm sure that will go over well.

No one is “putting” anyone in any classes. Kids would have to agree to the rules of the classroom. It would be one section; the other sections would be filled as they currently are. No one is saying that a talkative kid is a “bad” kid. Some people just learn better in quiet environments. What is the harm in creating a section of a core class that addresses that need?

Clearly you have zero clue on how life is for an ADHD (or any other LD)

NP, I’m the parent of an ADHD/multiple learning disabilities kid. Please educate me what this poster is missing because I obviously have zero clue too.

DP. I have a child with ASD and ADHD. He would learn better on a "quiet" classroom, but he's not likely to be free from behavioral challenges there. Where should someone like that go in your view?

You are identifying a specific reason why for a specific kid this wouldn’t work, which is totally appropriate.

The issue with the other poster was that they treated all ADHD/LD kids as one monolithic block, and then instead of creating dialogue (as you thoughtfully did by describing a realistic challenge) they just said obviously the poster was totally ignorant about all ADHD/LD kids.

That kind of blanket “other-ing” of ADHD/LD kid and there parents feels unhelpful.