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love.nora (833.6 days ago)
Also would like to add that I already have requested daily updates and normally they do by the green for good, yellow for not too bad, and red for bad. If its is yellow or red I normally get a small write up on what he did so we can talk to him when he gets home. He knows he is making bad choices because after school he will tell us he made bad choices today and will make better ones tomorrow which isnt always the case.

love.nora (833.6 days ago)
In regards to soon`s comment this really has nothing to do with me. When he is at home he does not put on this kind of behavior and we have taught him how to behave outside of our home. The problem is when he gets into a bigger gorup of students..you stick him in a smaller group and he does just fine. The class size to me I think has alot to do with it. Every time I see his teacher she is pissed off and stressed. Im sorry but no they are not parents but they are there to teach and with soo many students some kids may tend to venture off if they know they can get away with it. We enforce the rules as much as we can at our home and we are outside the home but the problem is only when he is in class. We have taken him to specialists and everything like the school has wanted and he has passed every one of them, which btw pissed the school off. I will for sure talk to the school principal tomorrow and ask her about a reward program, I do think however the teacher will give me lines of she doesnt have time etc. The class size is supposed to be no more than 20 and with 27 I think it may be time for me to nip at the school board as well.

LizzyB. (833.7 days ago)
I like the idea that nmck had with acknowledging the positive...I would try making a chart to earn a certain number of days in a row of good behavior and find out from the teacher how he did daily. I am glad you are concerned and trying things at home. I teach older kids, but it`s sad when parents don`t care what their child does in school and think it`s the school`s problem. I am now imagining the day when my son enters kindergarten...he`s going to be a handful...

soon2be3 (833.7 days ago)
Sorry, but I have to defend teachers. Teachers are not parents. It is the parent`s job to teach their children how to be respectful and behave. By the time a child has started kindergarten, he/she should know what is expected behavior. If you say that you can not do anything at home, what do you expect teachers/schools/administrators to be able to do? I am really confused?

nmck (833.7 days ago)
With my students, I always try to get a positive reward system going before a punishment system. I also try to make the rewards be privilege based rather than things. Maybe you could ask his teachers to report how he did for a day each day and when he reaches 5 good days, he can get a privilege like an extra half hour of TV, or a later bedtime, or dinner at a restaurant, etc. The reward has to be something he would like and wants. Be careful not to turn it into bribery though or he will always expect something for doing what he is supposed to.

love.nora (833.8 days ago)
The teachers are lazy as far as I am concerned. It does not help the K class has 27 kids in it either, far too many. From what I hear he says no when she tells him to do something, like today she told him to be quiet and he told her no. They take him out of the class room with the teacher aid and walk him in the hall for a few then let him come back in (which I find to be stupid cause he probably likes his walks), They used to send him to the counselors office (basically a white isolation room with a chalkboard) they try to do a time out in class but will not be consistant with it if he tries to leave it because it is destructive to the class. They think it is better to remove him from the class so not to have to deal with the problem and he walks it off. We have done lots! at home and there isnt anyhting else at home we can do at this point.

nmck (833.8 days ago)
What do his teachers say when he says no? What is the consequence in school? I am a teacher, and I would suggest an immediate consequence to the action rather than a delayed one at home for his young age. Like if he says `no` to cleaning up at a center, then he does not get to do whatever the next fun activity is...or he should have a time out during recess or playtime.



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