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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a kindergarten teacher, I'm a little confused about how a child would sit separately from his classmates in a kindergarten or first-grade classroom. Does it mean that when the children are in a whole group lesson, she has your child sit next to her in the circle, or directly in front of her if she is standing and teaching?  When they are doing seatwork, a teacher of children that age would most likely be circulating the room, not sitting at her desk. I definitely would have reservations about separating a child from the class as a long-term solution. You should follow up with the teacher. As a teacher myself, I would want to have established open communication with you so that we could work together to help your child. Please don't listen to parents telling you that your child deserves to be removed, and that this will "teach him a lesson". These approaches don't work long-term, and parents of children who have never had these issues often think they are a result of bad parenting (which is not true). I have had many special needs children in my classroom, and it is so disheartening to see how some parents are quick to exclude children rather than teaching their children about kindness, tolerance and accepting that others may think or do things differently.

You should always advocate for your child. Advocating doesn't mean going against what a teacher is saying or doing. It means working with the school, and taking the time to understand what is happening in the classroom (both academically and discipline-wise). If you have questions or concerns, reaching out to the teacher can often clarify the situation and calm your worries.
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You are confused because it rarely happens. By the time the teacher gets here, they are probably asking for a 1 on 1 aide for this child.

And trust me, parents of the other children in the class are advocating really hard for their children who have to deal with the disruption.[/quote]

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