So much talking in class

[Anonymous]

If your kid is constantly upset they are in a class with talkers, how have you handled it with the school?

[Anonymous]

Most people would notify the principal and then the principal will punish the teacher ie bad review or losing their job. The thing parents do t understand is that teachers have no power or authority and the kids know it and the admin are usually spineless lame ducks who blame who ever is easiest. That's usually the teachers.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Do your kids also tell you that students in their class talk so much? To the point that the class can not complete scheduled class assignments, projects, simulations etc..? How do teachers handle this?

My DC told me that some teachers only teach for about 15-20 minute, then assign work for students to complete during class. Students end up on their phone or chatting with each other.

This is actually a rather accepted strategy. Teachers directly teach, and then provide time for students to complete guided practice. If students have questions, the teacher is there to address it. This also provides teachers with an opportunity to work individually with students, which can’t happen if teachers lecture for the entire period.

If the students are talking or playing on their phones, then they are not using the class time as it is intended.

Perhaps it’s time to hold students more accountable for their own behavior instead of putting 100% of the responsibility on the overworked teacher.

Teachers teaching 15-20 minutes a period is not an overworked teacher. We have one teacher that teaches a few mintues then the kids watch vidoes. that's assuming the teacher shows up that day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do your kids also tell you that students in their class talk so much? To the point that the class can not complete scheduled class assignments, projects, simulations etc..? How do teachers handle this?

My DC told me that some teachers only teach for about 15-20 minute, then assign work for students to complete during class. Students end up on their phone or chatting with each other.

This is actually a rather accepted strategy. Teachers directly teach, and then provide time for students to complete guided practice. If students have questions, the teacher is there to address it. This also provides teachers with an opportunity to work individually with students, which can’t happen if teachers lecture for the entire period.

If the students are talking or playing on their phones, then they are not using the class time as it is intended.

Perhaps it’s time to hold students more accountable for their own behavior instead of putting 100% of the responsibility on the overworked teacher.

Teachers teaching 15-20 minutes a period is not an overworked teacher. We have one teacher that teaches a few mintues then the kids watch vidoes. that's assuming the teacher shows up that day.

If I directly teach for 20 minutes, I’m then spending the rest of the period meeting with individual students.

I have many different ability levels in my high school classroom. 1/3rd of my students also have various accommodations, so I need to time check in on each one of them. I’m out of compliance if I don’t.

I am not lazily sitting at my desk during work time. (I don’t sit during the work day. No time.) I am frantically making sure I stop by 30 desks, offering individualized assistance along the way.

So yes, I’m overworked.

[Anonymous]

OP, try to teach your kid how to get work done in class despite the talking/distractions. Not easy but it's a skill one can learn. Learning how to tune out the noise and focus on what you want to focus on. Great mental exercise! Try it at home doing homework in front of TV for example. Will not be able to control the world and if your kid can learn to function in any environment, such a valuable life skill. I doubt the school will be able to change the talking problem, so best to train your kid instead. Kids are adaptable and can neuroadapt much more quickly now than as adults so practice this skill while they are still a kid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do your kids also tell you that students in their class talk so much? To the point that the class can not complete scheduled class assignments, projects, simulations etc..? How do teachers handle this?

Elementary school - no
Middle school - yes!!!
High school- no
Depends on the teacher- I’ve heard everything from teaching over the chatter to yelling at the kids. MS is messy.

[Anonymous]

Any success stories teachers can share?

[Anonymous]

No issue as of now with kid not focusing. But there is talking all around IN class.

[Anonymous]

Most students in kid's class spent first 10 min of a 40+ min class talking. Students who were finished with work from the other day had nothing to do so they played games on their classroom machine. Is this typical?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some teachers contact families/caregivers about poor behavior and performance and maybe 1% of the time that has an impact. Maybe 0.1% of the time.

Administrators only have the bandwidth to deal with instances of egregious violence. Students chatting in class? ha

That’s because they have no backbone. I moved my kid to a Catholic HS where he got a detention for laughing when a teacher was trying to address a group of students.

[Anonymous]

Same. My kid got detention in Catholic school because the teacher thought his tone was disrespectful. Cue a visit to the dean of students, a full apology note written and signed by him, the dean, and me. And 2-3 days of detention. He always watched his time after that.

Public schools need a huge behavior reset and the little infractions need to be given consequences.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Same. My kid got detention in Catholic school because the teacher thought his tone was disrespectful. Cue a visit to the dean of students, a full apology note written and signed by him, the dean, and me. And 2-3 days of detention. He always watched his time after that.

Public schools need a huge behavior reset and the little infractions need to be given consequences.

They have....restorative justice

[Anonymous]

Here's a success story. I left the profession after seeing all of the violence, corruption, bullying, retaliation etc. I felt like all of the pressure and violence was going to give me a heart attack. Now my health is better and I feel like I got my life back. I know many teacher are suffering and are depressed as kids, parents, and admin are constantly threatening teachers. Ita gotta be hard to jump ship. I will speak out for the things that y'all fear to say out loud.