Teachers, don't do this

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don't sit the class clown next to a quiet kid "as a punishment" - that child is not a punishment.
Don't make one kid the regular partner for a disruptive or incapable student - everyone should have to take a turn.
Don't punish the class for individual behavior.
Don't let one kid scream at or mistreat another in the name of "they have to learn to work together." No adult would have to tolerate that from a peer.

I hated that when they tried to use advanced kids to "teach" the slow kids with "group work". In sixth grade remember calmly and patiently explaining fractions to a group mate until she cried, because the teacher said we all had to get A's for me to get an A. That was before they decided I needed to be in the gifted program.

My sister had that problem they would sit the disruptive boys next to her, she didn't appreciate that.

It was so frustrating when my daughter got associated with a class clown in elementary school. Then she picks up all of these bad habits. Thanks school. Buy a house in a good school district get sat next to the class clown, because it "calms them down".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So basically no neurotypical child ever gets “preferential” seating or partners?

Lovely.

“Preferential seating” doesn’t refer to highly coveted seats that are desired by all students; it means seating a student in a location that enhances their ability to learn. Students who have trouble seeing or hearing may need to be up front. Kids who need to be seated away from distractions may need to be seated where they can’t see out the windows. Students who need frequent redirection back to their work benefit from proximity to the teacher’s desk. Generally speaking, if a child has no disabilities, their performance doesn’t vary widely based on their seating.

Lots of kids like mine are denied ieps and my kid in the back is an issue with a language processing disorder. We spend a fortune on private therapies.

Were you also denied a 504? You can get preferential seating with a 504. If the school is denying all accommodations — even ones that don’t cost them any money, like preferential seating — keep requesting meetings and making them revisit the issue. They’ll probably give you preferential seating to get you to go away. Also, even if a teacher has so many students with 504s and IEPs that he/she can’t put your kid right up front, he/she can still make sure your kid isn’t in the back. Make the request directly to each teacher.