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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I work in a private school, so most of my student population comes from educated families with a lot of resources. Since coming back to the classroom full-time from hybrid there have been real shifts in behavior, socialization, and self control. A lot of our students are really anxious and avoidant. Some have no intrinsic motivation and need really flashy rewards for extrinsic motivation. Unfortunately, we only have the budget and time for occasional class parties for good behavior or up to a few minutes of extended recess. Many kids don’t know how to play. They’re “bored” on the playground or during down-time at home. This has ripple effects on their ability to socialize. For all the time some of our younger students had at home with their parents, they’re coming to school unable to cut and glue or to write their names. They don’t have the core strength to sit upright at a desk or cafeteria table for more than 10 minutes. Impulse control is really low too. Getting these kids not to run through the hallway, keep their hands to themselves, or to stop wandering through the classroom mid-lesson is constant work. Of course educators are prepared to redirect children and assign consequences. We also develop positive relationships with students to foster mutual respect and we explain the reasons for our rules. But no one can sneak in meaningful instruction when pausing every 45 seconds to correct behavior. It’s become a bonkers game of whack-a-mole. I’ve also encountered a lot of kids who don’t take a hard “no” seriously. They’ve learned at home that “no” means ask 10-50 more times until an adult relents.[/quote]

+1     It is shocking to me that people can't make the connection to what is causing a lot of this.  Just mind boggling.  No one wants to admit it and will twist themselves into a pretzel to avoid the truth, but it is there nonetheless.

Technology, for all of it's benefits, has destroyed the ability of people to think, control themselves, entertain themselves, etc.   Kids are BORED by regular life because it's not as stimulating as an iPad and computer games, starting in infancy now.   And it's so highly addictive that they are angry when they aren't doing it, and throw temper tantrums when it's taken away.

Good luck fixing this problem.   It is too late.   Mainly because parents gave up first...gave in.   Now the problems in schools are just a symptom of a larger problem, and trying to fix it in the schools won't work despite the best efforts of teachers who care.

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