Originally Posted by Kitty

I work in school and have to agree that some form of deterrent is needed. Todayââ‚ƚ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s children are more aggressive than ever. Many have behavior problems and a lot start school with no social skills unable to communicate with other pupils because they have been left sat in front of a TV most of the time without any parental involvement.

At my school we have a large amount of children that are disruptive in class this makes teaching very difficult especially with todayââ‚ƚ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s methods of teaching where time is important and many subjects have no time to be revisited. I actual work with small groups that need additional help out of my two groups there are two children that misbehave. I have tried treats like extra free time, treats as in sweets and prizes for good work, my latest one is the collect over three days vouchers for 30 mins in the computer suit on a Monday morning while I am typing up my lesson plans instead of sitting on the floor in the hall in assembly. We have used treats to get good behavior but the children who are good feel this is not fait and they are correct. Parents donââ‚Âà ‚¬ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¾Ã‚¢t really care most will send the child back into school the next day after we have sent them home ill. We have sent children home every day for a week as they was ill but the child was always back next day still ill. Some parents tell the children after an accident at home to tell us the next morning and we will sort them out. Some children would respond to the thought of being caned where the threat of being sent home fails. When it comes to the end these disruptive children are not learning anything so they will fail their exams and perhaps stay away from high school due to being unable to read and write properly. We cannot force them to learn under the present educational rules. I love my work but recently it has become harder to do and as the next batch is in infants you can see more of these children with behavior problems



Yes but parents are not the same if you have parents from the poorer areas these children have been street wise from 5 yrs old and swear like troupers already. All the parents want is a quiet life with the kids in school.


Yes we did run scared from parent s knowing


Or never come near when sent for and tell the children to ignore the teachers we have had this said to us.








Well said I was only ever hit once by my mother I vowed I would never again need her to hit me and she never had to..

Sorry for the long post but it was needed and I will not be reposting in this thread. Todays children are raised by the television and until someone makes the television into a robot to interact with children. These very children will be disruptive, hard to communicate and unable to follow rules.