Reply to Punishing the entire class for the poor behavior of a few

Forum Index » Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS)

Reply to "Punishing the entire class for the poor behavior of a few"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]The bolded? Doesn't sound like something America was founded upon.[/quote]

So??  It's a fact of life.  What a person does affects those around them.  Rarely if ever does a decision affect only the person who made it.
	[/quote]

[b]When you punish a group for something a few do, what have you taught the few who have caused the ruckus? That they can get a whole lot of people in trouble due to their actions. And that can be a ton of fun in itself.

We are no longer allowed to single out little Johnny or Mary, because their feelings might be hurt. And we wonder why so many adults are self-centered?[/b][/quote]

The bolded points out the problem.  If you punish the class it isn't fair/teaches kids causing a ruckus is fun.  (Although the few who caused it are also missing out on recess or otherwise facing the consequences along with everyone else.)

If you single them out, you might hurt their feelings.

What is a teacher supposed to do?[/quote]

The right thing to do for the kids is single them out. Hurt feelings aren't the end of the world and kids know when they are being difficult. Being singled out lets them know their personal behavior matters.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics