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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I also reacted to this idea of trouble kids, and the heavy judgment you bring to this.  I'm assuming you are referring to young children since you have this idea of containing them in one space with one teacher.  How are you going to determine what is "deliberate naughty behavior"?  Who judges and how?  And how would this supreme judge be able to distinguish the "deliberate naughty" from the child with ADHD who just can't focus (yes, you will have that), the child who is bored, the child who can't keep up with the others for LD reasons or because he's just a different learning and therefore checks out?  And how will you possibly be able to kick out a child from your coopy thingee without being sued by the parent?

Because this is how halfway decent schools deal with kids who have behavior problems -- they don't say "this child is deliberately naughty, bad bad bad.  Rather they say "how can this child be taught to function in a classroom?  Does he need a developmental evaluation?  Does he need more structure?  Does he need an eye exam (yes, it could be this)?  The schools that are good will problem-solve with the parents.  My DS had a  tough time in kindergarten because of developmental issues that we have addressed, with the help of his school, and he is now a great student, a calm presence and (teacher's words) a joy to have in the classroom.  I shudder to think what would have happened if he was in your little school thing and you gave him your evil eye of judgment.

This is not a small matter because it seems to be a huge element in your decision to go this route and you really, truly haven't thought it through.  I'm going to be honest, what I read into your plan is a whole lot of anxiety about what will happen when you release your child to a school that you can't control.  And my guess is that the best thing you can do for your child is release him or her to a school that you can't control.  I also suggest you read Lessons of a Skinned Knee.
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I think you missed the part about it being a co-op school.  All the parents are involved and work together.  If everyone collectively decided that someone was not a good fit then they would be kicked out.  This is very unlikely.  Parents and teacher (s) would work together to resolve all issues.  It's not like someone is going to be sitting in an office kicking students out of the school.  Also, everyone would have to agree to the model and programs of the school beforehand and everyone would have to support it.

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