Reply to Behavior in schools

Forum Index » General Parenting Discussion

Reply to "Behavior in schools "

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous]I agree. I don’t love all these dojo points and incentives. At least my kids teacher does a mix of prizes and fun experiences. But I think without these incentives the behavior would be pretty bad. I like OPs reminders. My child is well behaved at school but I have let her interrupt me and I need to be better about making her wait ( I do think this is a byproduct of the pandemic and having untethered access to me). I do home based health services and I see parenting up close and personal. I think many families used and are using TV as a babysitter. Parents are distracted and stressed and kids aren’t getting the attention they need.

[quote=Anonymous]Great post, OP.  Obviously struck a nerve with some of these parents.  I'm so over the modern parenting methods common in our UMC circle.  I'm truly shocked by the behavior I have seen when volunteering in the schools as well as hosting other children at my home.

My kids come home almost weekly with toys and other junky "rewards" for good behavior.  My phone dings with "dojo points" all day long.  I remember the days when kids exhibited good behavior because that is what was expected of them, not so that they could earn a dollar store prize at the end of the school day.

One thing my father taught me is the importance of high expectations.  Today we just keep lowering expectations for kids all around and then wondering why they keep lowering their performance in all domains, from behavioral to academic.  
[/quote][/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