Reply to Holding schools accountable

Forum Index » Schools and Education General Discussion

Reply to "Holding schools accountable"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous]This was posted on a teacher page I follow, in response to the Sandy Hook Project video. My colleagues and I know it is absolutely true that there are little to no consequences for disturbing and violent behavior in elementary schools, at the worst maybe a few day suspension and they’re right back in the classroom doing the same thing. Or they take part in behavior charts where they are rewarded for “having a good day” or after a certain number of stickers.

“Maybe schools should start being held accountable.  Almost every single one of these shooters had a troubled past.  Often they were given a 1-3 day holiday for some kind of disturbing behavior and then allowed back to school.  I grew up in Dayton, Ohio.  That shooter made rape and kill lists but was allowed back into the building.  FAPE often ignores the majority of the students and caters to the troubled.  Most of these kids had IEP's.  The rules for how disruptive, violent, or disturbing behavior is handled in schools needs to change.  The law is being abused, leaving everyone at risk.

The "real world" has consequences for non-compliant or disruptive behavior.  As a system, we aren't doing these kids any favors by not addressing their issues.  In fact, we are setting them up to fail.

We could start by returning pre-K and K to play based models.  This is how we learn to navigate our world.

I grew up in a somewhat rural area.  Numerous students had rifle racks in their trucks.  Even a few teachers.  We never had a shooting.  This is true for a great number of places in the country.  So what changed?  The school system is a major part of the equation.  Throw in all the meds without proper bloodwork and counseling and it's a wonder this isnt happening more often.”

[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics