Klarinet Archive - Posting 001032.txt from 1997/10

From: pmedina@-----.net
Subj: what I have to teach
Date: Sat, 25 Oct 1997 20:08:57 -0400

Well, in two classes there are a few students with behavorial problems. One
student cannot sit with the rest of the kids and puts himself on the back
row. He has no book so has no idea what is going on. He also at times gets
up and walks around the back of the room, getting into lockers. When i ask
him to participate he flies into a minor rage and only does it to his
satisfaction. I have to send him to the office with a discipline slip every
time he is off task as they need documentation of this behavior. I cannot
remove him from the class without a ton of documentation.
My best clarinet beginner is also a behavorial student. In my class he is
fine. He plays wonderfully, also. He even impresses the other students,
most of whom do not think he is smart. He is VERY intelligent. But he also
pushed a teacher and has been put in what is called shut down for 4 weeks.
A padded room where he rocks back and forth and beats the wall. There are
regular ed kids in these classes I have. I don't understand why their
education has to suffer for the few who are problems. What happend to
having control over who is in your band program? The term that keeps coming
is inclusion. I see the kids every other day for 90 minutes as we are on
block scheduling. It is a frustrating situation that just seems to get
worse. Every week there is a fight in the area where the kids wait for
busses. We did not used to have this much violent behavior in the school.
The elementary teachers tell us the current 5th grade group is also bad.
The only solution I see for myself is moving.

   
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