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my 5 yr old son was paddled by the principal I have several problems about this and would like any help or suggestions.
1.) I signed the form to allow him to be paddled but i wrote in very noticeable informing them that before he was to be paddled they must first call and tell me what he is being paddled for. I live 2 miles from the school.
2.) my son received a paddling by the principal which left a very red and raised mark on him 5 hours later. I do have pictures. the principal paddled him at nap time (after lunch). He got around to calling me to inform me he was paddled at 4:00 pm.
3.) he was paddled on tuesday by the teacher for hitting a child and used the restroom on the wall. i went talked to the teacher on wednesday and also sent a note telling her he was not to be paddled again. i made it very clear I expected to be called before hand.
4.) the principal had the teacher walk him over to the office on friday and he was paddled again. this is when he left the marks. this is the best part the teacher never told him she already paddled him nor did she stop it. So the principal left marks on my 5 yr old child by accident. it took him 3 days to get around to handling it and he was 4 hours late on calling to get permission since they were told not to at all.
I would say they want to paddle a child to correct thier behavior, to keep disipline in the class room and to raise a child in a good manner.
I can't beleive parents who want thier child running wild and not proerly disiplined.
Where is this place where you live that the children are running around wild in the classroom? It's up to the parents to discipline and raise children properly, it's up to the teachers to teach.
Need- I need to spread the love, but I agree. And as a teacher thank you. Our job is hard enough. And boy if I hit a child I think I would feel guilty.
As a side note, I teach at a school for children with emotional, behavioral and learning difficulties and we have never hit one of our students. However, our students do not run wild. They have a respect for the teachers, the environment, and administration. We teach them to resolve issues without force.
Some day we may rid ourselves of the fantasy that hitting children produces healthy adults.
Of course, we live in a society where ADULTS who hit each other (and go to war on one another) ARE considered healthy. So, our training appears to be working.......
I would say they want to paddle a child to correct thier behavior, to keep disipline in the class room and to raise a child in a good manner.
I can't beleive parents who want thier child running wild and not proerly disiplined.
That's making the assumption the only way to discipline a child is by hitting them. It's also making the assumption parents who do not strike their child allow them and want them to run wild.
I'll give you this - there are parents who are "free style" who allow their kids to bounce off the walls, disrespect everyone they choose and never correct their behavior. Those parents are doing their child a disservice. But there are also parents who only have control of their child because their child is terrified of them. I've seen kids like that, it's very, very sad. Those parents are doing their child a disservice as well.
But this isn't about how a parent disciplines - it's how the school disciplines. The school's job is to teach, not to beat. There are plenty of other punishments that schools can give which don't involve laying a finger on the child.
CHERIE_LABAT : I've never been wild about the paddling in school, but I also dont think its fair if 4 kids get in trouble for the exact thing and 3 are paddled and 1 is not, that makes things unfair and would be controversy over that.
I agree BUT what I see is bully picks on kid and has kid in tears. Kid tries to defend himself and both get punished. I think that is victimizing the victim twice and the schools do it because they can't be bothered sorting 'who done what' out.
To answer a few of the questions, my son has been in preschool for 2 yrs before starting kindergarten. He doesn't have any learning disabilities, in fact he scored way above level. The only problem hes ever had in preschool was that he likes to talk your head off and he would load up his shoes with rocks to bring home. Were not quiet sure why he liked the rocks, but he knew the teachers would check his pockets for the rocks so thats why he put them in his shoes. Every day when I picked him up he would dump his shoes as soon as he got in the car. He was never paddled then, and he was in a Baptist Church preschool. Since then he has been put in a different class where he is doing excellent, and even received a brag letter one day for being so good and helpful and cleaning up some trash while he was out at recess. He is my baby so he is spoiled, but he is very well mannered, respectful and polite. He goes to church regular and he does know what is acceptable and whats not. I just feel that the problem was just with this teacher. Several other school employees has said the same and all just tell me how smart, sweet and well mannered he is and how much they enjoy him.
Did he ever explain why he hit this other kid? Was he provoked? And did he explain why he went to the bathroom on the wall?
From what you are saying that must have seemed so out of character for him.
my 5 yr old son was paddled by the principal I have several problems about this and would like any help or suggestions.
1.) I signed the form to allow him to be paddled but i wrote in very noticeable informing them that before he was to be paddled they must first call and tell me what he is being paddled for. I live 2 miles from the school.
2.) my son received a paddling by the principal which left a very red and raised mark on him 5 hours later. I do have pictures. the principal paddled him at nap time (after lunch). He got around to calling me to inform me he was paddled at 4:00 pm.
3.) he was paddled on tuesday by the teacher for hitting a child and used the restroom on the wall. i went talked to the teacher on wednesday and also sent a note telling her he was not to be paddled again. i made it very clear I expected to be called before hand.
4.) the principal had the teacher walk him over to the office on friday and he was paddled again. this is when he left the marks. this is the best part the teacher never told him she already paddled him nor did she stop it. So the principal left marks on my 5 yr old child by accident. it took him 3 days to get around to handling it and he was 4 hours late on calling to get permission since they were told not to at all.
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