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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My child is really well behaved at school (just at school, LOL) but has had so many opportunities taken away because there are one or two kids in her class that behave really poorly. The teacher took away snack time, hands on science activities, won't let them be reading buddies with younger grades, does not allow them free time when they have indoor recess (they have to do school work), and recently took away the classroom awards system. Is this normal?[/quote]

Teacher here. Teachers are not supposed to be taking away recess. There is an actual regulation about this. [b]Snack time is another one that they should not be taking away.[/b] As for hands on science activities? If the kids cannot be trusted to use materials correctly then the teacher can model it for them. Reading buddies? If the kids cannot be leaders to the younger students then this can also be taken away. I will say this. In my experience collective punishment does not work and is unfair to the kids doing the right thing. Collective punishment should happen if the majority is making poor decisions and there are days where this is the case. [/quote]

I'm also a teacher. I agree with not punishing a whole class, but I'm not sure I'm understanding the comments about snack. Many classes don't even do snack time. It's not required. It's an extra.[/quote]

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