Anonymous wrote:I’m concerned that the teacher needs to use so much discipline in the first week— can she not use better methods to control her class?

I’m a pediatrician, and that principal would be having an in person meeting with me the first time I heard about this.

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Anonymous wrote:Just to clarify for people who are saying that this is good punishment for bad behaviors.. The reasons these kids had to go to the corner and raise arm for 5 mins or even 30 seconds were talking among friends while the teacher was talking or getting out of their seat. It wasn’t just a handful of kids getting it multiple times; it was majority of the kids in the whole class, every day of the first week. You make it sound like this 3rd grade AAP class is a scene out of Dangerous Minds movie. I don’t know how you (the ones who are mocking my concern as a parent saying “boohoo” or “they should be paddled” and such) are raising your children, but this is absolutely illegal in VA per 22VAC40-141-150. Which quotes “there shall be no physical punishment… forcing a child to assume an uncomfortable position like keeping arms raised above or horizontal to the body”. It’s unbelievable how you’re saying I’m a high-maintenance or gentle parent to make excuses for this teacher and this absurd punishment of shaming 8 year olds in front of the whole class. It IS both physical and psychological abuse. But if you still think this is acceptable, maybe next time you make a mistake at work, you should be told to stand in a corner and raise your arm for 30 mins in front of the whole company.

FYI, other parents must’ve reported her because she apparently told the whole class this morning that she won’t be doing the “arm raising thing” anymore. Relieved that this was resolved right away but shocked and disappointed at some of the responses. I appreciate the comments with constructive advice and support.

I'm not saying the teacher's method of discipline was necessarily the right one....but why are the kids talking to their friends when the teacher is talking or getting out of their seats when they're not supposed to? I see this stuff all the time and just don't understand why we've decided not to teach our kids not to do these things. it's rude and disrespectful.

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Anonymous wrote:oh poor baby has to raise their hand for 30 seconds boo hoo

It’s public shaming. She might as well give them a dunce cap. The intent is to shame the child into behaving. That isn’t best practice and hasn’t been for a long time. It shows the teacher is very lacking in modern classroom management skills.

Anonymous wrote:Just to clarify for people who are saying that this is good punishment for bad behaviors.. The reasons these kids had to go to the corner and raise arm for 5 mins or even 30 seconds were talking among friends while the teacher was talking or getting out of their seat. It wasn’t just a handful of kids getting it multiple times; it was majority of the kids in the whole class, every day of the first week. You make it sound like this 3rd grade AAP class is a scene out of Dangerous Minds movie. I don’t know how you (the ones who are mocking my concern as a parent saying “boohoo” or “they should be paddled” and such) are raising your children, but this is absolutely illegal in VA per 22VAC40-141-150. Which quotes “there shall be no physical punishment… forcing a child to assume an uncomfortable position like keeping arms raised above or horizontal to the body”. It’s unbelievable how you’re saying I’m a high-maintenance or gentle parent to make excuses for this teacher and this absurd punishment of shaming 8 year olds in front of the whole class. It IS both physical and psychological abuse. But if you still think this is acceptable, maybe next time you make a mistake at work, you should be told to stand in a corner and raise your arm for 30 mins in front of the whole company.

FYI, other parents must’ve reported her because she apparently told the whole class this morning that she won’t be doing the “arm raising thing” anymore. Relieved that this was resolved right away but shocked and disappointed at some of the responses. I appreciate the comments with constructive advice and support.

Anonymous wrote:Just to clarify for people who are saying that this is good punishment for bad behaviors.. The reasons these kids had to go to the corner and raise arm for 5 mins or even 30 seconds were talking among friends while the teacher was talking or getting out of their seat. It wasn’t just a handful of kids getting it multiple times; it was majority of the kids in the whole class, every day of the first week. You make it sound like this 3rd grade AAP class is a scene out of Dangerous Minds movie. I don’t know how you (the ones who are mocking my concern as a parent saying “boohoo” or “they should be paddled” and such) are raising your children, but this is absolutely illegal in VA per 22VAC40-141-150. Which quotes “there shall be no physical punishment… forcing a child to assume an uncomfortable position like keeping arms raised above or horizontal to the body”. It’s unbelievable how you’re saying I’m a high-maintenance or gentle parent to make excuses for this teacher and this absurd punishment of shaming 8 year olds in front of the whole class. It IS both physical and psychological abuse. But if you still think this is acceptable, maybe next time you make a mistake at work, you should be told to stand in a corner and raise your arm for 30 mins in front of the whole company.

FYI, other parents must’ve reported her because she apparently told the whole class this morning that she won’t be doing the “arm raising thing” anymore. Relieved that this was resolved right away but shocked and disappointed at some of the responses. I appreciate the comments with constructive advice and support.