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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was a teacher.  My "go to" punishment (after serious chat, etc.) was to move desk away from other kids, but still in the classroom.  Also, a minute or two standing with the teacher during recess.  Sometimes, more than a minute or two.  That is no longer allowed--a teacher cannot take away ANY recess.
I agree that kids need recess.  However, teachers also need some tools that mean something to a child.

Another thing, if a child throws a temper tantrum and is uncontrollable, the teacher is not allowed to remove him from the class.  Instead, the teacher takes the rest of the class out of the classroom.  I've talked to teachers who have had to do this more than once a day.  This is disruptive and keeps the other kids from learning.[/quote]

You can also no longer give candy. When I taught we had table points. At the end of the day one of the three tables would win and each student would get half of a licorice stick. I just looked it up and half a stick has 17 calories with 2 grams of sugar. I would also give out a Hershey's kiss or what ever was the favorite candy of the most challenging behavior kids.

I really think recess should not be taken away but taking away the option of going late to recess even one to five minutes is awful. It really can make a big difference. The first week of school when it was time to go to recess I would have the students line up then everyone sit back down as soon as one student inevitably pushed or shoved. We repeated that several times and would go a minute late for recess. By Friday they were motivated to behave and we went a minute early and every kid got a chocolate kiss or two skittles (I just wanted to know who like what candy and so the student could understand if you behave well you get rewarded). After that any kid pushed in line they had to go late to recess.

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