I am really struggling to understand how we can curb discipline problems if there are no consequences. I am not talking about classroom disturbances. I, and most teachers, are capable of handling students within a classroom. I have rules in place to keep my kids on the right track and stay focused on their work. I want to know what administration is going to do about kids who hit, steal, belittle, and bully other kids. I know I am in a good school that has minimal behavior problems but they still exists. My school has two specific kids who have been abusive to other kids, staff and themselves. They have torn apart classrooms and the principals when taken out of the main classroom. Luckily these kids are not in my class but their teachers are scared of these individuals.
What is going to happen when someone gets seriously hurt? Is that what it is going to take for something to happen.
We see it on the news too often of kids who have committed unthinkable crimes around our country. They always seem to look back on their past and find how troubled they were as students.If nothing is done until these types of things happen is horrible. I am not saying that these kids I speak of are on this track but who knows.
As a leader, something has to happen with our discipline system. Each year we have meetings that speak directly about bullying. We have all these protocols for when these instances are reported. Forms are filled out and put somewhere never to be seen again. I think back to our first semester with McDermon and she talked about kids always being in trouble and sent out of the room. If they are not in the room, they are not learning. A lot of kids are only disrupting and causing problems. This is keeping from other kids learning.
We can argue this point forever. I teach in an elementary school. Our problems are minuscule to what we are seeing in middle and high school. When will we start to be concerned about the kids who are missing out of learning because of all the disruptions from certain students? Hopefully, if we start to hold students accountable to face their consequence, then maybe we might see some change. As long as administration teams just keep sending these problems back to the classroom, nothing will change!!
HAVE A GREAT SPRING BREAK!!!!!!
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