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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I hear you, OP, but I feel like she's not being singled out -- we also tell kids who express anger when they are frustrated or angry or disappointed to not stomp their feet or ball their fists or yell when they are 8 years old too.  I don't know what the right answer is re whether kids should be able to express whatever they are feeling or not, but we don't let kids who react in ways other than crying to just let it all out in extended day either.[/quote]

But stomping and yelling is disruptive. Crying silently requires nothing except the ability to accept that one of the students is crying silently during an activity.

What's next, trying to control facial expressions? You can't make a sad or angry face at school, you may only smile or have a natural expression?

Maybe if we told the stomping/yelling kids it was okay to cry or look or act sad or frustrated as long as their behavior wasn't disruptive, they would be less inclined to stomp and yell.[/quote]

I mean, crying during class or extended day is disruptive too.  I'm not arguing that we should tell kids they can't do it.  I'm just saying that we don't allow big expressions of emotion of any kind.[/quote]

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