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“Should Teachers’ Be Allowed to Remove Disruptive Student’s”

Chrystal McKinnon

July 30, 2012

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Adam Howard

In the modern classroom, disruptive children make teaching extremely challenging, ineffective, and tend to interrupt the learning of the other students. However disruptive this behavior is, however, should not be permanent, nor should permanent removal of the disruptive student be decided solely by the classroom teacher. First and foremost, we must remember what the purpose of the classroom is – that every student there has the right to learn. In order for this to occur, there must be some structure and order in the classroom. To do this, clear, explicitly and solid ground rules must be established from Day 1. It is important that the teacher announce to the class clear expectations on items such as side conversations, interruptions, rude behavior, talking, tardiness, and other disruptive behaviors. Establishing these rules in a clear and calm way, explaining the reasons without becoming defensive will provide the needed outline for future discipline. Above all, it is essential that the teacher avoid becoming hostile and defensive during this conversation, as well as when dealing with a disruptive student- all this will accomplish is escalation in hostility and eroding of teach authority (Cowling, 2005).

Discipline for disruptive behavior can take many shapes and tones; obviously, the pattern, repetition, attitude, and circumstances of the situation need to be clearly taken into consideration. It is not wise to overreact, nor is it wise, in the long-term, to try to establish fascist like discipline within the modern classroom – instead, it is more important to present a fair and even learning environment with discipline used to keep establish rules and continue the respect within the classroom. However, if calm ways of discipline do not seem to...