Reply to What am I supposed to do at home?

Forum Index » Schools and Education General Discussion

Reply to "What am I supposed to do at home?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous]Eons ago, when I taught school, sometimes I would send a note home every day with the kid who was misbehaving--good or bad, that parents expected the note.  I taught first--so it had to be quick--usumoally a happy face or sad face.  One year, I marked it on the kid's hand as he walked out the door to ensure that it didn't disappear.  It was effective if the parent followed through at home.

I taught one child whose dad promised him a bike at the end of the year if he changed his behavior.  I thought that this would never work--but it was magical.  Not sure what they did at home, but he worked all year for that bike.  It was a sea change in his behavior.  I don't think this would work for most six year olds--but I know one time that it did work.  Normally, I would suggest a more immediate reward.  In this case, it may have been that the dad showed an interest rather than just the mom.  Maybe he enjoyed the attention from the dad (it was actually a step-dad).

I think the mom is frustrated because she doesn't know what to do either.  Things have changed since I taught.  Teachers have far less choice in possible actions.  It is very frustrating when you have a class full of kids to have a child or two who is constantly disrupting class.[/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