LWolf
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Mon Sep-03-07 09:35 PM
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| 82. "Zero tolerance" begins at the top, btw. |
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Not in the classroom. It begins as political grandstanding in the face of problems endemic in overcrowded, understaffed environments.
Top-down policies handed down by the bosses have to be enforced in the classroom whether they originate there or not.
Most teachers would like a higher level of support with behavior problems. That doesn't mean "zero tolerance," it means changing the behavior, which, of course, takes time and resources that aren't available.
Respect is a roundabout with many outlets, lol. I agree that students need to feel respected by adults. How else will they learn to respect others, if the adults in their lives don't model that?
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