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<blockquote data-quote="pepper" data-source="post: 7664" data-attributes="member: 3372"><p>Hello,</p><p></p><p>I feel your frustration. I don't know how the State school board is set up in Missouri but there should be available a mediator to come in and mediate between you and the teacher, principal, and MDT. Start documenting each and every instance with the teacher and your daughter that is resulting in negative learning experiences. The school's tend not to respond until they have enough 'anecdotal evidence' that there should be a change. It sounds like the teacher has a personal conflict with your daughter. The teacher's consequences for the class should be the same and keeping her in from recess for two weeks does nothing to help create better study habits, or to teach responsibility. Something I did when my son did not want to complete in class work was to create a behavior chart that he could mark himself. Each subject or work period had 3 smiley faces. If he worked 5 mins. he got to color the face in himself, if he worked 10 mins. he got to color in the second one if he completed his assignment he colored in all three. the number of smiley faces was totaled up at the end of the day. 1-4 earned a little toy, 4-8 earned 10 mins free reading time 8-12 earned 10 mins on the computer. This way the focus isn't on negative reinforcement it is on positive and it involved him and made him a part of his success. And if he didn't do any work, he didn't get anything taken away from him he just didn't earn anything and he had to bring home seat work to complete. I learned that when you are fighting the school system the more evidence that you have that you are the one coming up with suggestions and anecdotes and can show them that you know the law and what is legally mandated for your kid, the school's become much more compliant and easier to work with. Good Luck!!</p><p></p><p>Pepper</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pepper, post: 7664, member: 3372"] Hello, I feel your frustration. I don't know how the State school board is set up in Missouri but there should be available a mediator to come in and mediate between you and the teacher, principal, and MDT. Start documenting each and every instance with the teacher and your daughter that is resulting in negative learning experiences. The school's tend not to respond until they have enough 'anecdotal evidence' that there should be a change. It sounds like the teacher has a personal conflict with your daughter. The teacher's consequences for the class should be the same and keeping her in from recess for two weeks does nothing to help create better study habits, or to teach responsibility. Something I did when my son did not want to complete in class work was to create a behavior chart that he could mark himself. Each subject or work period had 3 smiley faces. If he worked 5 mins. he got to color the face in himself, if he worked 10 mins. he got to color in the second one if he completed his assignment he colored in all three. the number of smiley faces was totaled up at the end of the day. 1-4 earned a little toy, 4-8 earned 10 mins free reading time 8-12 earned 10 mins on the computer. This way the focus isn't on negative reinforcement it is on positive and it involved him and made him a part of his success. And if he didn't do any work, he didn't get anything taken away from him he just didn't earn anything and he had to bring home seat work to complete. I learned that when you are fighting the school system the more evidence that you have that you are the one coming up with suggestions and anecdotes and can show them that you know the law and what is legally mandated for your kid, the school's become much more compliant and easier to work with. Good Luck!! Pepper [/QUOTE]
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