Being made to sit on the floor

[MandaLo]

I'm genuinely interested to hear what others thoughts are on this.

DS10 is in a class with a teacher new to their school. She's very young but seems quite pleasant when I've spoken to her.

He told me last week that as a punishment for talking the teacher is making children sit on the classroom floor for 30 minutes each time. It hadn't happened to him though.

Today he came out of school to say that he'd asked the child next to him what book they'd chosen from the library and was made to sit on the floor for half an hour. He wasn't massively upset, just said that his bum went numb from it.

I've never come across this before. DS said some children are constantly on the floor. Does this sound ok?

School needs more discipline, happy to hear this.

Yes, it's better, but instant sanctions are a good idea. I am very much of the opinion that it's one strike and you are out because the result of other approaches results in disruption. E.g. bring a pen. If you have not got a pen then expect a sanction - the alternative is the teacher giving out pens ad infinitum and a poor attitude to what is going on in the lesson, along with constant disruption.