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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's nuts to be that 1 or 2 kids get to negatively impact class for everyone else.  [/quote]

I fear your expectations are simply not aligned with reality.

Physical violence won't be tolerated, but yapping and shouting out six seven aren't going to get any kid removed from any private school.[/quote]

What should happen then? Seems our school just does gentle redirection and discipline, not much real time consequences. I'd like the boys sent out of class every time something happens (not one "6 7", but perhaps by the second or third time?). Seems crazy that class just stops every time one shouts something and the teacher disciplines him over and over, and then that's lost teaching time. [/quote]

Your kid will be fine. If the school you are at is as good as described, there hasn't been lost teaching time. Every teacher builds buffer time into their plans, and it accounts for classroom distraction, and also good conversations that take too long, or the class needing extra explanation. They have the time baked into their thinking and planning.

If your thinking was to reach out to the school or teacher with ideas on classroom management, I’ll save you the embarrament and tell you to not do this. If your thinking is that you don't think this is happening at other private schools, it is (including the Catholic ones someone said doesn't tolerate this kind of thing). You could leave schools (though too late for next year), but you'll find the same thing elsewhere.

This is a life skill and teachable thing, by the way. Distractions, including ridiculous ones, happen all the time at even the most prestigious workplaces. People interrupt. People are rude. It happens and you hopefully learn to get back into your flow as soon as they move on.

What would I do? Honestly one of the first things I’d do is to stop probing my kid (or giving it an audience) if she comes home again and says that Billy shouted out again in math class today. The energy is wasted and in th wrong place, for her and you. [/quote]

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