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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Honest question:  do frustrated teachers wish that schools had more punishment options for students?

It honestly feels like the carrot isn't appealing enough, and the stick isn't punitive enough under the current system[/quote]

More punishment options? I would love just ONE option.

There are none. When a kid has a meltdown in my classroom, I am told to ignore it. I am also told to tell all of the other kids to ignore it. We are supposed to ignore and carry on.

It's impossible to do so. Kids can't ignore it and I certainly can't ignore it AND also teach AND also not really ignore it and watch the kid to make sure they don't hurt themselves or another kid.

We had to abandon the classroom 4 times this year over one extremely disruptive kid. My classroom has been destroyed by this kid twice.

Other than meetings with the parents and increasing the kid's para time, there are no repercussions. However, I don't know about most schools, but at mine, we are short on paras and they are splitting their time between students. Very few students or classrooms get a fulltime para.

Honestly, if you're a parent whose kid's class has a disruptive child, PLEASE complain!!! Complain nonstop to the admins at the school. The teacher can do nothing but with enough complaints, the admins can do something! Your kids are getting subpar education because of these disruptive kids. How is the rights of one kid greater than the rights of the other 19?   [/quote]

Are you one of those Howard County teachers that wants to kick children with special needs out of school? Your message strongly implies that. Or at least that don't you don't agree with the policy of LRE.[/quote]

Does special needs always equate with violent in your mind?[/quote]

No, but some students with special needs have violent tantrums. Others have nonviolent outbursts. Are you ignoring students and continuing on with class during *violent* tantrums? If so, you should look closely at your professional liability policy through the

You're avoiding the issue, but it is clear you're talking about students that predominantly, if not exclusive, have high support needs and are on IEPs. And your attitude here is really troubling. Rather than saying you need additional supports in place in the classroom to prevent and manage these outbursts, you're saying you need ways to *punish* these kids. Do you really think punishment is going to be effective for these kids?

I think you simply don't want kids with high support needs in your classroom. But that isn't how special education works anymore.[/quote]

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