orange-n-brown 365 wrote:well going back to school this fall my son will have access to the resource room and teacher when needed to help when a meltdown happens.. I wholeheartedly agree that yes they can be very disruptive my son when having a really bad day speaks his mind no matter who is around and what pops in his head.. he isn't physically mean to anyone but verbally sometimes he can say things... he has a high IQ but due to having problems focusing in the classroom he has fallen behind in spelling and writing.. he will receive help with that...
We are working on his social skills with a councilor and doctor who in the process helps me learn how to deal with his verbal abuse which some days I have to be very thick skinned.. I am told how stupid I am if I do something he feels isn't correct in his eyes a normal day to day activity can be done wrong especially if it effects his schedule. I am told how he hates me.. I know he doesn't but its really hard when your baby tells you that he hates you..
The teacher dealt with it very wrongly privately I can tell you exactly why I pulled my son out of school but I won't do it here.. what happened was wrong also...
What did that teach those little 5 and 6 years old ?? I hope that teacher never teaches again if she handled this without the following things! If she had a problem did she call the mother? Did she tell the Principal ? Did this child have an IEP or 504 in place? Was the teacher working with the childs doctors? All this plays into the picture...
WhodeyAtown21 quote:
inclusion is NOT a disruption.
The best way for them to learn is to put them with students that don't have disabilities. They are not a disruption and if they do disrupt the class, uh...what's 5 minutes? Plus, the diversity the students learn is great. That alone is a learning experience.
Yes, there are some insecure students who will make fun of the kid, but others will help the student.
I think this teacher should lose her license.
Excellent posts, from one that's in the situation and one on his way to a great career. Disruptions are part of the game, for anyone that thinks that they don't happen from
ALL students is mistaken. Many times the most frequent disruptions come from the high functioning "normal" kids who attempt to monopolize all the classroom time and know all the answers. Schools have plans in place to deal with disruptive students, and teachers that have experience or have been properly trained know to follow that plan. I guarantee that none of those plans include "voting' a student out and "belittling" him. Inclusion does work, if done properly by caring, educated, trained professionals. There are rewards that benefit children on both sides of the coin in the classroom, for one, children grow up to have tolerance, unlike this kindergarten teacher.