Posted on 05/15/2015 8:13:24 PM PDT by Marie
('It's not a FOCUS room! It's a SAFE room!' Oh, that makes it so much better...)
(photos are this link)
http://helpingalex.squarespace.com/blog-native/helpalex
Here’s another news story with video.
The news article in post #2 explains a bit more.
The blog was made by the child’s father. And the boy was put into this room because he threw food in the cafeteria.
According to the father, the boy had been in there many times. He had to do 90 minutes in this room to ‘earn’ 90 minutes of classroom time.
When I was in elementary school, I wouldn't have been sitting in a circle to correct my behavior. In fact I would have probably had problems sitting at all.
Now I know why my property/school taxes are so high, all these FOCUS rooms.
“Put your hands on MY Desk” was what the Principle use to say to me, as that whatever it was with all those holes drilled in it hit my skinny but.
Isolation and hypothermic torture — both CIA enhanced interrogation techniques — used on a 9 year old school kid and in violation of Texas law.
Part of Common Core ‘teaching’ technique or just liberalism in action?
IOW, behavior problems in schools cost taxpayers big bucks.
Exactly.
The whole ‘endure this hell for 90 minutes to earn 90 minutes of classroom time’ is still sticking in my craw.
On one of the articles some of the commenters are saying, ‘we don’t know what he did. he may have tried to stab someone...’ and other such speculation.
He threw food in the cafeteria.
The horror. What nine year old would ever do such a thing? Why I thought that nine year boys were *known* for their impulse-control and their thoughtfulness.
When I was young, that would’ve earned a bark from a teacher and the kid would’ve been forced to pick it up. Then life would go on. Do it again and you’d get sent to the principal’s office.
A paddle is cheaper, delivers more for the bang of the buck, and goes directly to the problem.
A strong right arm and a couple of witnesses or a camera assures reason and standard, and protects the offender.
When I was in school they hit bad kids with “the board of educationion.”
It’s because we’ve lost male authority in the schools. Almost all of the teachers are women and they can NOT hold the line as well as men.
I know I struggled with my two when my husband was deployed. And I’m no pushover.
I’ve been saying for years that we need to segregate the sexes and have men teach the boys and women teach the girls - with male authority in the hallways. Every single study and experiment proves that boys do much better without women running their education.
They can still spank kids in Texas. My two went to school there just a couple of years ago.
I will ask my nephew about this tomorrow. He is a student.
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What grade?
A situation where the Board of Education should be applied to the seat of knowledge.
So we understand they didn't want to do it, but she insisted, ...so they sent her there for 120 minutes! There,...problem solved.
He was at that school (It think) last year, he’s Jr High this year.
At that time in my life I hated that woman with a visceral passion. At this time in my life I know she did me a great favor and service. She did not even call my parents I think, that was the sword she held over our heads.
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