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That excuse of "teachers can't do everything" is just about the lamest thing I can think of. The classes are small, there are teacher's aides, what's wrong with the teachers that they can't even teach the basics?
I think another part is that teachers have no power of the kids who want to act up in class besides sending them to the principal for a talking-to. What kind of control is that? I think shaming works as well as corporal punishment which used to be practiced way back then.
Put a kid in the corner standing up facing the wall for unacceptable behavior (I'm talking about the first 2 or 3 years) for 5 minutes and nothing else said about it afterwards can have a real deterrent effect.
One of the punishments my teacher handed out was also to have to stand next to the teacher's desk facing the class so everyone could have a look at them and would know who had been the offender, also just for 5 minutes.
Of course parents have to be advised that this kind of punishment will be handed out so that they won't be surprised when the kid comes home bitterly complaining about it. The parents also have to be in agreement with the school rules and that's where there is the rub. Some parents think that anything along these lines will hurt their little monster's psyche.
Once the children learn at a young age that poor behavior will not be tolerated in the class room with punishment immediate they will not think about doing it later as hopefully they will have learned that this will not get them what they want.
I'm glad I'm not raising children now.
I think another part is that teachers have no power of the kids who want to act up in class besides sending them to the principal for a talking-to. What kind of control is that? I think shaming works as well as corporal punishment which used to be practiced way back then.
Put a kid in the corner standing up facing the wall for unacceptable behavior (I'm talking about the first 2 or 3 years) for 5 minutes and nothing else said about it afterwards can have a real deterrent effect.
One of the punishments my teacher handed out was also to have to stand next to the teacher's desk facing the class so everyone could have a look at them and would know who had been the offender, also just for 5 minutes.
Of course parents have to be advised that this kind of punishment will be handed out so that they won't be surprised when the kid comes home bitterly complaining about it. The parents also have to be in agreement with the school rules and that's where there is the rub. Some parents think that anything along these lines will hurt their little monster's psyche.
Once the children learn at a young age that poor behavior will not be tolerated in the class room with punishment immediate they will not think about doing it later as hopefully they will have learned that this will not get them what they want.
I'm glad I'm not raising children now.