A. Mean Talk
I think that they decided to move Cory rather than Brent was because it was Brent who was causing more of the problems than was Cory. I believe that because the teacher had already observed the behavior and assessed the situation, in order to find the best solution, that by moving the child that was more of instigator would not be the best choice and on his behalf because the new teacher would struggle with him more. It takes time for a child to adjust to a new situation and new kids, as well as for a teacher to learn about each child. Because some children act out for attention, which may be the case since Mrs. Johnson, the boys’ mother seems to busy to give any time to the teacher and school to address this problem. She seems like her children are not a priority to her and therefore this could be the cause of the boys’ behavior. If this is for attention, by moving Brent, who is the twin who behaves the worst between the two, it will only be making him the focus and rewarding him with attention. Also having twins in the same classroom may be difficult in addressing their individual needs, whereas by separating them there can be more of a focus on them separately from one another.
B. Separate Classrooms
I do not think that it was a good decision to move Brent out of Cassandra’s classroom because I feel that she was very in tune with what the twins needed and was giving them individual attention and assessments. She also had a plan to try and work with the boys and had a method planned out to do so. She was tolerant of them, and willing to stand up to them and more successful than the other teacher at dealing with him. She showed more patience. By moving him to a new school, the boys will have to readjust, meet new kids, new teachers, etc. and start from scratch. I do not feel that moving him to another school was a good decision.
1 comments:
Hey Leigh! I totally agree with you that the decision to seperate the boys was a good one and the decision to move Cory to the other classromm instead of Brent, the bigger trouble maker, was an appropriate move. The teacher definitly already knew Brents mannerisms and it would have been a mistake t mve him instead. I they had decided to move Brent instead, I do not think it would have beeen beneficial to him because he would be getting the attention that he was seeking, as his new teacher would have bought into his antics.
I also agree with you that the parental decision to move Brent out of Cassandras room was a mistake. Just as he was beginning to make some positive behavioral progress, I know that this move ruined it all. Children can find it difficult to adjust to new situations and I think this was the case with these boys. They were acting out to see how much attention they could get and to see how much they could get away with. I hope that the move to the special needs school was beneficial for them.
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