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[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]

Two thoughts on that:

1) A lot of the behavior last I’m seeing this year isn’t because kids won’t do what they’re told; they can’t. Their learning differences (diagnosed and not) and their psychological conditions (under treatment and not) prevent them from being available to learn. I’ve never seen so many primary school kids with undiagnosed ASD and untreated ADHD, and I had no idea that so many children met the clinical criteria for anxiety. And ALL children are behind socially. We’re trying to teach third-grade material to kids who have the self control and executive functioning of second graders.

2) I’m not into punishing kids, nor is my school. What we DO allow is for children to experience natural consequences for their actions. In the long-term bringing kids into the conversation and connecting consequences to their actions teaches self regulation and pro-social behavior much better than giving everyone detentions and suspensions all the time. But with the number of behaviors popping up this year, it’s hard to think of a consequence, communicate it, follow through on it, and get in touch with the parents. I have multiple students each day who need behavioral support.[/quote]

Sorry.  I'm PP that posted the question.  Punishment was probably the wrong word; consequence is what I meant.

It feels like what I hear from DD (4th grade) is that there are no consequences for the students that disrupt the class.  And sadly, she is collateral damage; the teacher has no recourse so the disruptors keep disrupting.[/quote]

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