"punishment" in year 1

[makemineaginandtonic]

DD is not settling into Yr1 particularly well and especially dislikes "carpet time" because it's boring and her bum goes numb. Today she was talking (actually reciting a poem from a book she borrowed from school!) during carpet time and as a result was delayed going out to play time and had to spend extra time on the carpet.

I really don't agree with "punishments" such as this, especially when it is keeping her from a physical activity which might actually calm her down and make it easier to sit still!

What other experiences of "punishments" are out there?

should I talk to the teacher and tell her what I think?

OP just do the school a favour and home educate her. you clearly don't like what schools 'do' (indoctrinate my arse)

We have children who are in harmony with the universe and are aware of their place within it,
rather than believing themselves to be the centre of it.

Frankly, if you complain / make fuss about this, you'd better get ready for years of battling with schools. This is how schools work. I am often very critical of system where it matters, this seems like a wind up because it is so ridiculous. Maybe you should think about home schooling if you don't want your daughter disciplined in school?

I know best, certainly .

I suspect your DD was asked to be quiet a couple of times in order to lose part of a break time. I tell my classes that they can always redeem themselves, and they do that by behaving well for the rest of the lesson. If there is no redemption, then they stay behind - a lesson in the annoying effects of timewasting.

What is an OP?

Clearly the mother of the 'free spirit'!
Reciting poems when others are speaking to you isn't in the least rude!

I believe that was my first suggestion booyhoo
" MRZ! MRZ! She's copying me, that was my idea.
I hate you booyhoo, you're just a brainless zombie.

OP is you-the opening post. Have you ever had 30 children on the carpet to talk to so that they listen?

makemineaginandtonic polite wellmannered zombies if you please!
Actually the children who leave my class are "spirited" "motivated" "engaged" "mostly polite" and the most unzombified bunch imaginable

Before you 'talk to the teacher and tell her what you think', do yourself and your dd a huge favour and volunteer to help out in the classroom for an hour or so each week. It will be an education for you and help you to help your dd.

There there Goblinchild you know it's good to share ideas with the other zombies (I did note your excellent suggestion)

I think it a shame if politeness is called 'being indoctrinated by school policy'.

mrz ds isn't that talented. Although recently he has become very good at making up elaborate stories about his school day.

They didn't exclude her from playtime (which I would entirely agree is likely to be counter-productive with a fidgety child), they delayed playtime (as others have said, probably by 2-3 minutes).

Your child is not going to be "engaged" by every moment of the school day. She will be engaged by some things that don't engage her classmates, and they will be engaged by some things that don't engage her. If you're going to keep her in school then she needs to get used to that and not disrupt others just because she doesn't personally happen to be engaged right at that moment. If you want her to have a completely tailored education, then consider home educating (that's not just a flippant suggestion -- there is a lot to be said for HE).

OP=Original Poster/Post, I thought....

DS is A Royal Pain in the Arse "spirited".
Sigh.

OP: is your DD upset because she thinks she was treated unfairly, or because the teacher was cross with her, or was she embarassed about being labeled naughty? If you can't change the teacher's methods (and you can't, trust me) maybe you can work on making sure your DD takes these things more in stride (as they were, intended, as mild rebukes, no worse).

ok makemineaginandtonic what would you want the teacher to do? As everyone else seems to have it wrong with you.

GC so sorry, i am skim reading. does that mean i lose 2 minutes of MN time for not listening properly?

NO booyhoo you can miss the whole night :)

noooooooooo!!!!! let the punishment fit the crime!! i certainly don't deserve that. i am going to get my mummy to speak to the head.

"muuummeeeeee!!"

Pour me a whiskey and soda and I'll forgive you.

:0 ha ha

Or you can lose a minute of time for each year of your age.

It will be fogiven just make mine a Magners

*forgiven