Posted on 05/29/2008 6:02:52 AM PDT by yankeedame
Not a good idea to comment on the video when you didn’t watch it. He was not distracted by his environment or what was going on. He was simply looking at the ground, then his shoes, then back to the ground, etc. He seemed totally unaware of everything around him.
I was careful to point out that we’re not getting the full story here, since the other side refused comment. However, I do know teachers who have had similar “problem children”, but I’m not sure what the solution is, especially at that age.
Life if prison? Lets blindfold her, make her kneel next to a ditch so you can put a bullet in the back of head.
Good God. First the teacher who had the kindergarten class vote the autistic boy out of class, and now this. Why do these sadists go into teaching, anyway??
This is a classic illustration of incompetence and, if acted upon, malfeasance. Your "friends" belong somewhere besides the classroom. Maybe the janitorial staff.
I just watched the video a second time. I'd say he is a very well-behaved little boy. What a cute little kid. All he did was look around behind him once, and the stepfather quickly and quietly brought his attention back to the camera. Then he yawned once and scratched his nose and rubbed his eyes a few times. He also looked over at his mom whenever she became upset.
The teacher must have some serious issues because there's nothing wrong with that kid. I should add that I'm a homeschool mom with three sons, and other people always remark on how nice and well-behaved my children are. When they ask me how I do it, I tell them, "I yell at them." So, I have no problem with correcting a child if he is misbehaving. I've also led activities and classes for groups with many boys, a few of whom behaved very badly. I often wondered why their mothers didn't discipline them. I had to correct their behavior sometimes. But I never had to resort to what this teacher did in order to gain control of a situation.
Yelling? Sure. Telling them their behavior is wrong? You bet. Calling a five year-old pathetic and ignorant? She shouldn't be teaching. There's no possible defense for what she did. Some people just lack the patience and self-control to be around children.
Sounds like my Kindergarten teacher. She liked to use public reticule to control the class. You never knew what would set her off. Just asking a question was enough to unleash a tirade on how stupid you were.
I, too, believe in discipline. Both of my sisters didn't and their kids had problems in school and even in later life. I think they get used to the idea that they can do things without consequence, and that's never good. I can't tell you how many times I heard them say: “Do you want a spanking?” What did they expect the answer to be: “Yes!”? Plus, the kids knew they'd never be spanked so there were no consequences to bad behavior...not good.
Perhaps part of the issue with this child is that the teacher let it progress too far without establishing the boundaries. Like I said, we haven't heard the teacher's or the school board's side of the story. Still, if a teacher singles out a child for the kind of abuse we heard on the tape, something had to start it all and, as of this moment, I don't know what that trigger was.
Apparently you are still feeling the effects.
Heh, heh. Just kidding. I know you meant "ridicule".
In all honesty, I can't say I have confidence everyday. This can be quite a challenge. Sometimes it can be overwhelming. Right now I'm in full panic mode because our eldest is reaching high school age. ;-)
I think they get used to the idea that they can do things without consequence, and that's never good.
That's what I noticed, too. It starts with the little things. When parents don't correct the little things, everything gets out of control. And all kids need discipline. I probably was too tough on my own kids, and I've learned to ease up now. But some parents refuse to see that their kids are anything less than perfectly well-behaved.
Perhaps part of the issue with this child is that the teacher let it progress too far without establishing the boundaries.
That could be what happened.
And that sounds like my ninth grade algebra teacher! I was a shy, quiet girl (at the time... soon to change), and she berated me especially so badly in that class that the other girls would cry about it... lol.
And let's not forget coaches... My basketball coach in grade school should not have been around kids at all. One day she threw a medicine ball into my chest when I wasn't ready, and then she walked back and forth tearing me to pieces - making fun of the way I walked, talked, everything. Even my teammates were upset.
In some cases, certain adults including teachers, coaches, etc., will pick on what they view as a sign of weakness - shy, quiet, small, etc. I don't think they even realize what they're doing sometimes. I wonder if that's the case in this story.
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