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I think you're right - it's human nature to prefer one kid over another, and a problem child is probably not going to be a teacher's favorite. That said, I'm definitely not comfortable having that preference widely advertised to other parents, and if my child needs extra incentive to behave better, that should be a private conversation between me, my child, and the teacher. Other parents may not pay attention to the bad marks, and the other kids may not care too much that my kid is being denied snacks, but it would make ME feel awful and it would almost certainly make MY CHILD feel awful, so the fact that other parents don't really care is not particularly comforting (although you're probably right - although I'd probably be a little nosey and glace at the marks other kids were getting - that, too, is human nature).

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The problem that I see with the system is with the other kids, as opposed to the other parents.  I don't think it is a good idea to draw the other childrens' attention to whether a kid is a "problem kid."  Yes, they will somewhat notice on their own, but there's not a need to reinforce it so that the child's peers come to expect certain behavior from him/her.[/quote]

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