Letters to the Editor
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@rupert
"Disturbing?" Spoken like someone who has never taught students with behavioral problems. Do you even have children? I mean that. How can one parent without directly telling the child at some point what is and isn't tolerated, no discussion?
Just a reminder: The school is not a therapeutic setting. It's educational. I would suggest Rupert that you do a Google search under educational interventions for students with behavioral problems. Most likely you will find "structured environment", "consistent and logical consequences" as recommendations. Cajoling, wheedling to a student who is being confrontational or manipulative is effective. Clear, calm repetition of rules and then follow through with the consequence. Anything else blurs the situation and gives the student the idea that they can get around the rules, prolonging the incident.