So much talking in class

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

There are no more threats out there that kids care about. You can’t fail them, can’t make them stay after school, in elementary you can’t take away recess. You can call home and usually get no answer. They fear nothing and they’re right.

This exactly. They see it, and their older siblings and cousins tell them that there are no actual consequences.

No it's that some teachers are better at classroom management than others.

It is your opinion that this is the ONLY factor?

[Anonymous]

What makes a good or bad teacher appraisal. If you are buddy buddy with admin, do you bend over and fudge the number to inflate the grades, do you report violence, do you look the other way when you see questionable behavior? It's all a crap shoot bc you have dedicated teachers that work double overtime that teach core material with grading and planning and home communications etc get axes. You also have subjects like gym where there is no grading or planning or overtime and they get promoted and applauded as the best of the best teachers. It's unfair and a bully mean girl culture .

[Anonymous]

Yes in 1st grade and we are getting work sent home bc kids couldn't finish it in class due to talking and distractions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

There are no more threats out there that kids care about. You can’t fail them, can’t make them stay after school, in elementary you can’t take away recess. You can call home and usually get no answer. They fear nothing and they’re right.

This exactly. They see it, and their older siblings and cousins tell them that there are no actual consequences.

No it's that some teachers are better at classroom management than others.

It is your opinion that this is the ONLY factor?

Seems more like a statement of fact.

[Anonymous]

As a parent, I refuse to put all the blame on teachers. Parents need to guide their kids on how to comport themselves in a classroom. Keep the conversations to the lunchroom or hallways or outside school or recess, if any. Of course, parents won't know if their kids are committing these mistakes if there is no system of accountability or communicating with the parents. In elementary school, I remember some teachers instituted a green, yellow, red system and the teachers communicated to the parents at the very beginning of the school year about this policy. I'm assuming that if any kid got to "red," parents would be alerted. I'm sure not all teachers want to do it this way, but parents should be brought into the conversation as well. I don't like this teacher-blaming; they have our kids for a brief amount of time during the day. The rest is up to us!

[Anonymous]

As a parent and a teacher…I blame screens. Short attention span. Lack of boredom. Lack of ability to control impulses. Needing immediate gratification.

It’s bad. Constant talking.

[Anonymous]

Do teachers ever put kid at a corner table and chair until they can get themselves together? Time out chair but instead of seeing it as a punishment, they get the chance to quiet dow and reflect before rejoining their classmates.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

There are no more threats out there that kids care about. You can’t fail them, can’t make them stay after school, in elementary you can’t take away recess. You can call home and usually get no answer. They fear nothing and they’re right.

This exactly. They see it, and their older siblings and cousins tell them that there are no actual consequences.

Yes, schools aren't law enforcement, and our tax dollars shouldn't be funding a quasi-judicial system. If there are issues, call the cops. That's their job.

We are to call the cops on children who won't stop talking in class?

Of course not, but there is obviously a lot of work that should be accomplished outside the classrooms. The burden put on the public schools is too big. The primary goal is education, but it is having less and less share, with essentially same staffing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do teachers ever put kid at a corner table and chair until they can get themselves together? Time out chair but instead of seeing it as a punishment, they get the chance to quiet dow and reflect before rejoining their classmates.

Parent and teacher here. This is pointless. A child talks a lot in class so you put them in a chair or corner? How does this help them? They will go back and talk once done.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do teachers ever put kid at a corner table and chair until they can get themselves together? Time out chair but instead of seeing it as a punishment, they get the chance to quiet dow and reflect before rejoining their classmates.

Parent and teacher here. This is pointless. A child talks a lot in class so you put them in a chair or corner? How does this help them? They will go back and talk once done.

Plus, there’s often no space for this is a crowded classroom.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do teachers ever put kid at a corner table and chair until they can get themselves together? Time out chair but instead of seeing it as a punishment, they get the chance to quiet dow and reflect before rejoining their classmates.

Parent and teacher here. This is pointless. A child talks a lot in class so you put them in a chair or corner? How does this help them? They will go back and talk once done.

Shame. Just maybe.

[Anonymous]

Do parents get a call if their kid is over talking and not working?

[Anonymous]

Students may get their phones taken away if they are talking as they use their phones.

[Anonymous]

Should excessive talking in a classroom, which is not your kid, be something you bring up with your kid's teacher if you go to Parent Teacher conference? Or if it brought up, does it sound like you are complaining about the teacher's classroom management. Teachers? Experienced parents?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As a parent, I refuse to put all the blame on teachers. Parents need to guide their kids on how to comport themselves in a classroom. Keep the conversations to the lunchroom or hallways or outside school or recess, if any. Of course, parents won't know if their kids are committing these mistakes if there is no system of accountability or communicating with the parents. In elementary school, I remember some teachers instituted a green, yellow, red system and the teachers communicated to the parents at the very beginning of the school year about this policy. I'm assuming that if any kid got to "red," parents would be alerted. I'm sure not all teachers want to do it this way, but parents should be brought into the conversation as well. I don't like this teacher-blaming; they have our kids for a brief amount of time during the day. The rest is up to us!

We aren’t allowed to use public methods of behavior modification like that. The kids with the most behavior problems have parents who aren’t interested in hearing about it.