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My son is behaving like an absolute sh*t at school - any advice welcomed

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Paula1 · 12/10/2002 10:39

My ds 4yrs 4mths started school full time in September. He absolutely loves going, really enjoys doing his work, but his teacher says that he is the most disruptive, disobedient, defiant child that she has ever taught. Apparently, he is always leaning/pushing/poking the other children, won't stop when he's told not to do things, always fiddling with things like pencils/books etc when he's supposed to be listening to the teacher (and all the others are behaving), won't stand up straight when it's time for prayers at home time, makes a noise when he's supposed to be quiet... everything just about that makes the teachers day a complete misery. She says he's not the naughtiest in the things that he does, but that he just looks at her, smiles, says sorry and then carries on doing whatever he is supposed to be not doing!! He had gone to Nursery full time before school, and had not behaved like this there, and he doesn't at home either - he knows that No means that. I don't know what to do. It is so horrible being told that your child is like this, it makes you feel that you've failed completely. Anyone have experience of anything like this?

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bayleaf · 25/10/2002 12:48

Oh tell me about it Mel - In June I 'lost' a top set year 11 who I'd had for 4 years who were like no top set I'd ever had in 15 year's teaching - it was very boy heavy and VERY VERY silly even coming up to GCSE. All the way through from year 8 I'd expected them to calm down soon ( I'm fairly strict in the classroom and don't accept silly behaviour wihout there being 'consequences!)and you certainly expect students who are predicted mostly As and Bs to calm down after the mocks and realise they need to work - Huh! Not them! One of them was a classic very able child in 'defiant' mode ( we had a bloke give a talk on it a year or so ago) he always failed vocab tests( needed to do at least a little revision and wouldn't) but passed grammar tests with flying colours ( understood the rules in class work and was extremely bright so could apply them with no effort whatsoever...)constantly behaved in an immature and attention seeking way, produced work that looked like the cat had written it and nothing seemed to get thru to him - he did under-achieve in the end but it was to get an A not an A* so not as bad as it might have been in other circumstances - like you say sometimes you just have to stick at it no matter how frustarting!

Batters · 05/11/2002 09:49

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tigermoth · 05/11/2002 10:03

Not as yet, we still have that pleasure to come

Paula1 · 22/11/2002 21:09

Just a quick update for everyone. Since the half term holiday, he has really been behaving well at school. I think in hindsight, the the fact that there were 6 boys who were all being difficult was a big shock to the teachers system at the start of the new term and that the children needed to 'test' where her boundaries were. Now they know where they are and have all decided to behave themselves (well, as well as 4 year olds do anyway!!)

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WideWebWitch · 22/11/2002 23:27

Paula1, what a relief! Very glad to hear it.

bayleaf · 23/11/2002 08:52

Excellent news Paula - it must be nice to be able to look forward to praising him at the end of the day now rather than dreading what was going to be said. Thanks for letting us know
Bayleaf

tigermoth · 23/11/2002 09:15

Reassuring update, Paula. Similar news here as well - according to his teacher, ds has made a great improvement since the behaviour book was introduced. Just for the record, he's nearly read all the Harry Potter books (half way through the last) and has been moved up a group both in spelling and in reading. As yet we haven't had a formal get together with the teacher to discuss his behaviour in detail. Hopefully this is a good sign.

However the teacher did have a quick word with me this week because things have not been so good. Ds had been very silly and non attentive in his swimming lesson so has to miss next weeks session.

bayleaf · 23/11/2002 18:30

That's excellent Tigermoth - Rome wasn't bult in a day an no child who finds it hard to toe the 'perfect pupil' line will change completely over night - but if he has made real strides where it matters most ( 'boring' school subjects) then who cares about a little bit of silliness in swimming class - besides I expect missing out next week will be a hard but effective lesson...
I'm also relieved to hear that the school has stopped being so completely crap about his groups and moved him up!

Marina · 23/11/2002 19:30

Good news Paula and Tigermoth! Glad things seem to be generally settling down for both your boys.

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