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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have seen this discipline in action this year with my grandson.  No matter what is said in tis page it has severe effects on the 5 year olds. My grandson was happy, excited to go to school and learn how to read.  He loved all day preschool and was to eager.  He was a polite, caring little boy who always thought about every ones feelings.  
He has a hard time with red, yellow and green light and is always on yellow or red.  But not for things you would associate with the system.  Doing something at recess, marked away from green even though his teacher didn't witness the  so called action, talking, laying down on carpet during story time.  He was humiliated by the other kids everyday when he didn't get Green.  They were telling their parents afterschool and would tell me the second they saw me.  This w2ould bother my grandson every time.  He was sad and upset everyday when I brought him home.  
The teacher would not discipline for the same things for every child.  It got to be so bad that she was watching him and writing every tiny infraction that normally would not even noticed and dropping him to yellow then red.  
He started to hate going to school and doing either classwork or homework.  He said he would raise his hand for help and after a long while he would speak up to get the help( I witnessed this his hand was up for 5 minutes, no acknowledgement of his being up nothing, but she looked at it 3 times.  He then called her name and started to ask her for help and she demoted him to red.  For talking, then even said she wasn't good because he didn't finish his work.  PLEASE tell me how he was supposed to finish when he had a question that never got answered, couldn't get out of his seat to ask, followed the rules to get help and then was punished not once but twice for it.  
So not all teachers are using this system correctly and it hurts the kids.  This so called teacher even withheld his valentines this past week because he had yellow.  Every other student got to take their valentine3s home along with the balloon one parent gave to every student.  except THOSE THAT HAD YELLOW OR RED.    they were left not feeling loved or special on Valentines because they got yellow.   He was hurt, heart broken when he was so excited to give and get valentines.   Stop this system since not all teachers are capable of seeing the affects it is having on this kids.  
What ever happened to positive encouragement.  
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You should meet with the teacher.  Does this happen every day?
She should have a list of rules/ behavioral expectations that the kids are explicitly told.

It will be difficult, but you need to use the correct language so she does not get defensive and stop listening.

I wanted to talk to you about Bobby
1. He used to love coming to school.  Now he comes home upset, he is trying to figure out the rules but must be having some difficulty because he is consistently on yellow or red. Could you tell me what he is doing that takes him off of green?

2.When he does something wrong is there a warning? What language do you use?

3. Is there a chance to move back to green with improvement?

4. I know the goal of the system is good classroom behavior, but it doesn't seem to be working with Bobby. Do you have any suggestions based on your experience?

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