Student voted out of classroom!!!

Originally Posted by KSigkid

With that background in mind, I really can't understand why she would have the kid up at the front of the room like that, and "poll" the class in the manner that she did. I have been in situations where you had one child tell the other child how his/her contact made them feel ("You made me feel sad," etc.), but never where you were pitting the entire class against one child.

I can't imagine a situation where you would subject a child that young (even putting aside any other circumstances), to being called out by all of their classmates at once.

Teaching is a stressful job, no doubt, and there can be challenges in dealing with behavior. However, the method with which she dealt with the situation seems extreme.

ETA: I'm sure that all the facts haven't come out yet, so who knows if the truth lies somewhere between the child's story and the teacher's.

Just to reiterate, in all my posts on this topic I have stated that I did not think that the teacher handled this situation in the best manner. The vein of my last couple posts have been towards the people that have stated, "She's a teacher and should have more patience, or just taken them out to recess."

I agree with laylo that you can do this in a constructive manner. I don't think that occurred in this situation. How effective that would have been with a kid with Autism, I don't know. I just would like to see more about this student's documented behavior and the results of his evaluation.

Kitso
KS 361