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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There's this undercurrent through a lot of threads here that the distracting kids don't truly belong, that they're a hassle for teachers, that they are a problem.

Their presence at school is just as legitimate as the presence of your quiet, obedient, academic child. I would argue that they need it even more.

[b]I feel bad for those kids who are getting lost right now[/b].[/quote]

This. So many of these "disruptive" kids are acting out because they need more, whether that's attention, challenge, specialized instruction, in some cases even things as simple as safety and food. And DL allows schools to wash their hands of them. It is tragic.

This whole thing might just finally spur me to get my masters in social work so I can become a school counselor. I just feel like we need to be doing something for this generation of kids who will get lost in all this. I'm so worried for the kids at our school and in our neighborhood. And I'm most worried for the ones I never see any more.[/quote]

I see teachers who cheerfully talk about how they no longer have to deal with the behavioral issues of the bad kids. Those kids are still having behavioral issues, but I guess you can just tune them out now. Those issues are still getting in the way of effective learning, and that's concerning.

I'm sure that someone will come along to argue that it's the parents' responsibility first. I won't dispute this. But some kids have crappy parents or parents who don't know how to deal with certain types of behavioral issues. And those kids deserve an effective education too.[/quote]

Yeah but they didn’t not get an effective education when school is fully in person either. They just suck up a teachers time and energy. At least with different stance learning they don’t disrupt the education of the other students nearly as much.

If we had enough school counselors to deal with the very disruptive kids, that’s be so awesome. But it’s a pipe dream. School districts aren’t going to pay for that kind of support. Private schools don’t let most disruptive kids in or counsel them out quickly. Public schools have to take everyone. But they don’t have to have adequate staff to handle them[/quote]

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