My son's year 6 class has been constantly distruped by one or two children. It is unfair that 28 children cannot learn because of the behaviour of one or two.
I feel it really doesn't matter what the reason is for a child who constantly misbehaves (before someone gets out the flame thrower/ violin) the other children have a right to learn in a calm ordered environment. Often badly children do not have learning difficulties or difficult family circumstances.
Or put it another way some children with special needs or a difficult home life have explematory behaviour.
It is not fair that many hard working children have to put up with child X making stupid noises (NOT TOURETTES or any other special need) or constantly shouting out or arguing with the teacher because their parents can't afford private school.
It would be interesting to know what other countries do with children who constantly distrupt the class. (Other than using the cane.)
I believe that Britain's in ablity to deal with low level disruption in the classroom has reduced social mobility.
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AIBU?
To think that no child should be allowed to ruin the learning of 29 children
ReallyTired · 08/05/2013 09:35
Every child belongs to their local community, their local school. They are part of that microcosm of society and should be welcomed.
If the issue is behavioural, then it is your responsibility, as a citizen of that society, to support the parents and school. I have found, as a teacher, social exclusion in the community can be an enormous factor.
If the issue is an additional support need, it is your responsibility, as a citizen of that society, to have some compassion and teach your children to have some too.
Human beings respond best when integrated into the community to which they belong. These are children you are talking about. Children. They have a capacity for change that is beyond the vast majority of adults.
Learning tolerance, compassion and how to support others in need is as, if not more, important as academic progress.
You should go into school and lend your weight to finding this child more support in class. Parents have enormous power - use it. Campaign to get a TA for this child.
All children belong to all of us.
for that post, Stargirl, I had to repost it in bold, because you said it so well.
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'Or should I talk bullshit like others on this thread that seem to believe that children can learn tolerance and compassion for their classmates when they are not being shown any themselves? To learn those things, you need to be shown those things IMO.'
the irony 
Thanks Fanj, I will. 
A log could help in that it will put pressure on the head to get support if they aren't already, and if they are then it will help them put pressure on other support services.
However, there is a disruptive child in the class I work in. We have kept a log for over a year, but it doesn't get read by anyone who could make a difference. We have pushed and pushed and pushed for support from the LEA, they have been about as much help as a chocolate fire guard.
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No, I don't want to 'bin off all the disruptive pupils elsewhere'. 
What I want, in an ideal world, is for children who can't or won't behave appropriately in a classroom, to receive the attention and support they need. I also want every other child to be educated in a classroom where they are allowed to concentrate on what they are doing.
What's wrong with that?
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