I want to clap my hands over my ears and scream!

[JustADude]

JustADude-

I teach small groups of 4 kids, and we read little books (think "Go Dog Go" types) to teach decoding skills. The kids I have are in serious serious academic trouble. On the same token, the refusing to read aloud or the mumbling or whatever happens to be going on that day is simply being obnoxious. I know that because there have been days when they read aloud no problem. Unfortunately, those days come few and far between.


To everyone else, thanks. It's nice to hear that I was in the right from other people. Even when you know you're right, verification is nice.

Yep, definitely not the same context, then. You have my full permission to do whatever it takes to hammer some literacy into their thick little skulls.

...And I almost forgot... yes, you were completely justified in what you did. Where's a "Sage Nod" smiley when you need one?

[Rapscallion]

She's 9 years younger than myself, and I don't believe she has ever been spanked.

I don't call that spoiled - I call that missing out on the finer things in life.

Rapscallion

[ForestDragon]

Sounds like we're veering off into TMI territory there, Raps.

As for the kid, good for Giraffe at calling him on his behavior and making it stick - I see waaaay too many of the variety of kid I privately (or not so privately) refer to as Rotten Little Bastards who desperately need a good arse-kicking every so often - figuratively or literally - just to remind them that they don't rule the roost.


(It was interesting to read in a book called Cesar's Way by Cesar "The Dog Whisperer" Millan that a fan once wrote telling him that some of the methods he uses to train dogs can also work well on small children... )

[JustADude]

I don't call that spoiled - I call that missing out on the finer things in life.

My opinions on that are a very punctuated: No Comment™

[Cyphr]

Nice work giraffee time out and detention and the office are useless punishments inthe office its easy enough to zone out any of thoose and think about whatever hobby yourrs is (when i was in the corner i always tried to memorize speed run tricks to mario 3). If you force him to do some thing that requires even minimal cognative ability (walking in a circle) then it will really piss them off cause they cant daydream anymore

[LizaMarie]

lol, am I the only one that felt 9 years old again after reading the OP? I think you just summed up every lecture every teacher I ever had has given to me.