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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Adding to what everyone else said who works in a school three other factors have also happened:

1) The rate of juvenile incarceration has dropped dramatically and is around 70%. This would be a good thing if the money states were saving actually went to helping delinquent kids. Instead nothing much happens to juvenile delinquents and they are kept in public schools in regular junior highs and high schools where way too many of them are wrecking havoc. If parents can't control their teenagers and they are out at night stealing from stores, stealing cars, or assaulting others and actually get arrested, most are just released back home that night. How respectful do you think those teens are to their teachers and classmates?

2) Secondly, it used to be if a student was destroying a classroom, throwing heavy objects like staplers at teachers and classmates, biting, kicking, and hitting, and trying to smash computer equipment the student would be restrained, removed from the class,  and secluded from that class and peers until they calmed down. Now schools are really no longer allowed to do much besides evacuate the class and some poor aide or special ed teacher has to just block the attack. It is really heartbreaking to see the bruises and scars so many special education teachers and aides have.

Imagine someone destroying a Target and throwing bottles and other objects, knocking over displays and the police arrive and have to wait the person out until they get tired of raging out of control.

3) Behavior plans all have to focus on rewarding positive behavior. There isn't much that can be written about consequences such as if you are aggressive despite all of things that are being done to improve your behavior you will lose recess, be suspended, have to write lines, etc. So smart kids soon realize there is nothing that the school can to them. They just need to earn enough point to get their reward and acting awful won't cancel getting your reward because they earned enough points to get it. Other kids soon realize the worst behaved kid gets the best rewards.  And some disruptive kids realize it is much more rewarding to disrupt a class over earning some extra free time, or iPad time, or Lego time.[/quote]

My oldest started in a school overseas. Never any behavior problems there. The kids, including my son were TERRIFIED to get sent to the principals office and get a write up. This mindset was instilled from Kindergarten. We then moved back to FCPS for grade 2 and the classroom was a zoo, kids wandering allover the classroom, out of control talking, nobody ever went to the principal, games going on the computer during class etc. My son quickly realized he too can do these things without consequence. It's been a rough ride. [/quote]

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