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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A lot of the ask for extras is because schools want teachers to implement PBIS and then don't provide any of the materials to do so. A couple years ago my coworker was told she needed to provide a student with a specific type of candy as part of his behavior plan. The school did not provide the candy and neither did the student's parent. The teacher was told she had to provide the candy. Same with most of the other trinkets we're supposed to use for that system. I've had to set up Calming Corners before and was never given the funds for beanbag chairs, pillows, a rug, or any of the other stuff that went into the space.[/quote]

I do not think calming corners are needed. Teachers buying candy for kids? what?!

I feel badly for teachers. Schools look like trash. My school is 30 years old and is just very beat up. The bathrooms have a permanent smell even. Teachers are trying to make up for the bad conditions with plush rugs, couches, chairs, stuffed animals everywhere and surfaces covered with cutesy phrases. It's basically like lipstick on a pig.

We had a decorating team at my office when we finished the build out. There was a color psychologist who we worked with. Our office is so nice now and truly isn't anything expensive. The finishes and colors used though make it seem very calming and high quality. We were told to never use white. Then I go to my kids trashy school and it's white cinder block walls, rotten ceiling tiles, fluorescent lights, and very dated bathrooms. The 8ft ceilings are what really feels oppressive though. [/quote]

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