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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was on the train this weekend and choose to sit in the quiet car.  Why can't schools offer a "quiet" section of the core classes?  Students would opt into the section and they would have to sign a contract agreeing to the rules of the classroom.  3rd time you violate the rules you are moved to a non "quiet" section.[/quote]
So put all the "good" kids in one class and the "bad" ones in the rest?   I'm sure that will go over well.  [/quote]

No one is “putting” anyone in any classes.  Kids would have to agree to the rules of the classroom.  It would be one section; the other sections would be filled as they currently are.  No one is saying that a talkative kid is a “bad” kid.  Some people just learn better in quiet environments.  What is the harm in creating a section of a core class that addresses that need?
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I appreciate this distinction. I have a very chatty kid who is also very academic and a rule follower. She would 100% want to be in the quiet class because she learns best in an environment like that. But it would require effort from her to do it because her instinct is absolutely to talk. If she was forced to decide which one was more important to her I think she'd choose the quiet class and make the effort to follow the rules because she takes rules seriously and can be disciplined when she wants.

So that's one example of a kid whose behavior could actually be improved by a class like this. As long as she followed the rules she could stay in the quiet classroom even though in a classroom without these types of rules she'd likely be one of the chattiest kids in class.[/quote]

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