Punishment at School(Elementry)

[Kevin101]

Are you saying that when you were a kindergarten teacher you spanked a kid? what year was this? isn't that against the law?

Anyways, Kevin: no it doesn't seem extreme, but I am hoping they are also using appropriate positive reinforcement. Is he in sports and other extracurricular activities?

He was taking swimming lessons and tike won do - (lol@spelling).

BTW, IMO I think it was BS for punishing him at school and for making him mis out on the field trip.

 

[Kevin101]

The little f*cker shouldn't be going on any f*cking field trips til he learns to quit f*cking swearing

oh yea... oh yea...

mother f*cker. *Flips the bird*

Thats what he said/did, lmfao.

 

[classycarly]

When I was a kindy teacher I had a student that swore, hit other kids and tried to rip up their assignments. I spanked him and threatened to send him to the "dark room" (closet).

You spanked him? That is not your right, (only parents have that right up to a certain age), and unless it was before 1976, you broke the law and abused a child. If you did that now, and the right people found out, you'd be fired, criminally charged and possibly have your teaching license suspended indefinitely. I'm glad you are no longer a teacher.

BTW, IMO I think it was BS for punishing him at school and for making him mis out on the field trip.

The school sometimes has no other choice. Not just to teach the child a lesson about accountability and bad behavior but because a disruptive child can be a real detriment on a field trip. The teacher(s) have to spend more time disciplining and monitoring the child and don't have the time to spend watching the other children. Also, children who are being disruptive are very good at stirring the pot and if their antics caused more kids to follow along, the field trip would be a disaster. What if the child took off? What if others went with him? What if he got them all going and they all started acting up? When children are in a somewhat controlled environment such as a school, it is much easier to deal with them than when they are out en masse on a field trip. It's as much a safety issue for the school as it is a lesson in consequences for your nephew.

You said his parents take away stuff etc.....it obviously isn't working if he's still misbehaving. Maybe losing the privilege, (it's not a right, it's a privilege), of going on a field trip will finally hit home with him and it will stop the undesirable behavior. If nothing else, it is holding him accountable for his actions which a lot more children, (and adults), should learn how to do. One of the things so wrong with today's society is so many of us don't hold ourselves accountable anymore or accept responsibility for our behavior\actions. It's sending children the wrong message IMO, and when they grow up, if you think they have issues now, just wait........

 

[moi]

Actually it was in SE Asia so it was norm and I didn't even use a "rotan" (long bamboo stick) to hit them as usual, I spanked their bums lightly for discipline.

 

[mercyshooter]

Capital punishment is common in Asia. This will make you more self-discipline. The school punishment is too harsh. To me, detention after school for an hour is good enough.

 

[bcneil]

I think having kids miss field trips and stay at the school to do addition school work is an excellent idea.

In my school days punishments was detention or suspension.

Detention is silly, all it ever did was make my mother waiting at home freak out thinking I was dead. Also made it so I had to walk home alone, as my friends would have already left. Yeah great idea.

Suspension....that meant I got to spend a few days with my grandparents, cause both my parents worked in the days. I loved spending time with them, it was like a week long xmas. Ice cream sundaes, and grandpa's home made french fries. Watching R rated movies on their satellite tv.

Sometimes kids can behave decent at home and like little assholes at school.

 

[keiratouch]

I totally agree with you.

But I guess this is the whole point of the thread.

He should be alowed to go to the field trip today. The one that was on Friday, yea okay his parents let that one by but two field trips when the incident that occured 5 days ago thats BS.

I got taught "being nice" the hard way. I've gotten a beating from my parents like twice and yea I learnt my lesson as well and here I am today. I can say that I am a pretty respectful person and I got people who can back me up.

After 5 days they decide to punish him? Wouldn't the punishment be best served if both participants were punished and it was at the time of the crime? Seems slightly targeted. And swearing? seriously? for fuck sakes, who the fuck doesn't fucking swear as a god damned adult, are trey trying to say that is you fucking swear you will never become a shit eating ass licking CEO of a major company/corporation? I bet they swear their fucking heads off all day when shit hits the fan. lol. Good on his dad for freaking out, missing one field trip seems like more than enough injury to insult than is needed.