Re: MAJOR TEACHER VENT!!!!!!!!!!!

[Guest guest]

I love it Do it Kathy

>

> How about withholding her paycheck. She did ok teaching the children

> from

> Mon-Thursday, but since she made a big mistake on Friday, maybe she

> shouldn't

> get paid for the week. Maybe she'll LEARN from her mistake.

>

> Kathy, Liam's mom(almost 5)

>

>

[Guest guest]

My son's second grade teacher uses something similar. The children are

rewarded with raffle type tickets for good behavior. At the end of the day,

all the tickets are put in a container and the winning ticket gets to pick a

prize. She gives positive feedback to the children as the tickets are " won "

during the day. Math skills are also incorporated as they sometimes count,

graph and compare tickets.

Donna

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 3/23/03 7:14:48 AM Pacific Standard Time,

RGONSERJR@... writes:

>

> My son's second grade teacher uses something similar. The children are

> rewarded with raffle type tickets for good behavior. At the end of the

> day,

> all the tickets are put in a container and the winning ticket gets to pick

> a

> prize. She gives positive feedback to the children as the tickets are

> " won "

> during the day. Math skills are also incorporated as they sometimes count,

>

> graph and compare tickets.

> Donna

>

>

Our school has a system like this to reward the " life skill of the month "

(cooperation, integrity, etc) and actually they (and I) have a problem with

this. Ultimately your reward is based on chance... not on your actual

behavior. My kids found this approach very discouraging.

- Becky

[Guest guest]

Kathy,

I just read this thread...I have to agree with Kathy, Liam's mom....withhold

her paycheck, since she is one of those who teach for the check, not the

child.

Give Sara a great big hug from us!! She shouldn't have been treated this

way.

Sue mom to Kate 13 and Karrie 6 w/ds

[Guest guest]

Well, to contribute late to the thread, it seems to me that the particular

reward system that was used for Sara's class is almost doomed to fail if the

" services " (opportunity to participate) is a separate item in the reward

chain. Have a problem behavior on the day " services " are earned--whatever

day that is; automatically end up with just a bag of stuff and none of the

fun of participation in the activity. Having the crucial " service " reward

on the final day (the day the kids are wired up anyway with the party in

sight) wasn't a great idea either.

Having the service linked to the tangible (manicure with nail file; hair

setting with rollers) would be a better way, with any unearned days' service

and tangible not going to the child who didn't earn THAT day instead of

losing all services because of a single bad day.

If it weren't for the other instances of not implementing the BIP, the

comments about punishment, making Sara watch, and the attitude about the

little boy, I'd think this was a bad call by the teacher and could be moved

on from. In light of those things, I'm not so sure.

I think a course of PBS and some awareness training would be a good idea,

with a simulation including that great teacher appreciation meal (earn the

food one day, the plate and cup the next; silverware and napkin the next;

participation the next, etc--and you could put the hot coffee in that bag

with the ice cream, right?).

But it's almost April and the district probably won't provide any such

training until summer or next fall. Can Sara wait that long?

Judi