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<blockquote data-quote="Andy" data-source="post: 194115" data-attributes="member: 5096"><p>I must admit that my momma bear emerged big time on this and I was getting ready to join the war path. Then I started thinking like Best I Can.</p><p> </p><p>"Mr. Principal, I am very concerned about something difficult child told me following your talk with him on Friday. It is his understanding that you told him that if he is good for 4 weeks straight that you would put him into the mainstream 6th grade class. I just can't believe that you would make a decision like that without discussing it with me. difficult child must have misunderstood you and we need to figure out how to explain it to him."</p><p> </p><p>"I do understand why difficult child is disappointed in the lack of 6th grade priviledges but telling him that if he can be good for 4 weeks straight puts too much stress on him. It is wrong to use that to make him behave. He must learn to behave for the correct reasons, not just to get a reward. It sets him up for failure."</p><p> </p><p>"If that is what you said, that is like brushing him off. We don't help kids set goals that we know they can not meet. You need to talk to him again and tell him that that will not work."</p><p> </p><p>"What exactly were you trying to tell difficult child? I would like you to meet with him again and explain that he misunderstood you."</p><p> </p><p>"Any goals should be discussed with his teacher and me before presenting it to difficult child. He reacts so differently than most kids that if you can get varios inputs before presenting it to difficult child, we will most likely avoid this in the future."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy, post: 194115, member: 5096"] I must admit that my momma bear emerged big time on this and I was getting ready to join the war path. Then I started thinking like Best I Can. "Mr. Principal, I am very concerned about something difficult child told me following your talk with him on Friday. It is his understanding that you told him that if he is good for 4 weeks straight that you would put him into the mainstream 6th grade class. I just can't believe that you would make a decision like that without discussing it with me. difficult child must have misunderstood you and we need to figure out how to explain it to him." "I do understand why difficult child is disappointed in the lack of 6th grade priviledges but telling him that if he can be good for 4 weeks straight puts too much stress on him. It is wrong to use that to make him behave. He must learn to behave for the correct reasons, not just to get a reward. It sets him up for failure." "If that is what you said, that is like brushing him off. We don't help kids set goals that we know they can not meet. You need to talk to him again and tell him that that will not work." "What exactly were you trying to tell difficult child? I would like you to meet with him again and explain that he misunderstood you." "Any goals should be discussed with his teacher and me before presenting it to difficult child. He reacts so differently than most kids that if you can get varios inputs before presenting it to difficult child, we will most likely avoid this in the future." [/QUOTE]
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