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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Unless the child talks in a monologue then there was another student in dialogue[/b].  Why weren’t they both disciplined?  This seems excessive toward one child.  Also, the teacher needs to build in some positive behavior encouragement by saying after one week of end of the line, if you are quiet, we will revisit your line position. The punishment needs to fit the crime.  The teacher spoke out of haste.  [/quote]

Lots of children talk to others with no response or a very quiet response.  The child could have been talking to the group as a whole or turning around to talk to another kid.  Also, could have been stepping back to talk to a friend.  All sorts of possibilities.

The teacher might have just spoken to the child a moment before and asked the child to stay in line and quit chatting.  The child might have been talking to a kid from another class passing in the hall.

This is not a big deal.  But, the opportunity is here for the child to learn a lesson.  The teacher is not likely to have done this without cause.  And, if she did, well, that is a different life's lesson.[/quote]

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