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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Full class consequence is NOT "best practice" and there is no research supporting it.[/quote]

Agree.  And, sometimes, teachers make mistakes.  I was a teacher.  Here's my take:

The "head on the desk" thing is okay.  If the class was out of control, she needed to calm things down and get control (I am assuming this was a short minute--not an extended period of time.)  This is not so much a punishment as a calming tactic--unless it went on for a very long time.  I frequently used this when things would noisy and out of hand--I'd just say "heads down" and then when things got quiet, say "okay, back to work."  It was a way to get attention--not a punishment.

The "walking laps" is really not okay, but I'd give her a pass if it is a one-off.  And, if she is a new teacher, she may still be working through this.  That said, my DD had a fifth grade teacher who had the kids do this every day after lunch--but, it was not their recess--it was more of a "health break."  It was definitely now punishment (although some may have seen it that way.!)  That teacher was really into teaching good health habits.[/quote]

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