Well, Eli got in trouble again yesterday at school.
It seems to happen often.
Perhaps one day it won't.
He's having a lot of issues lately.
But back to trouble at school yesterday.
Got the email (which, apparently teacher does not want me to blog those anymore. Specific request. Opps)
So .. to be respectful, I will DESCRIBE what happened IN MY OWN WORDS .. as it was told to me. Now, just a disclosure... you know what happens when you get the information third hand and not first hand. Some of the details get skewed. I'll do my best to be fair and honest.
A few boys (maybe three) were discussing a game calling spitting camels (maybe that was the name) you can play on xbox. That led to the words "BOOB" and "PENIS" (pretty sure about that detail) being used. Eli wouldn't fess up (maybe that's accurate) but the other boys told on him. He's the ONLY one who used those words. But he wouldn't admit to being the ONLY one using those words.
He had to stay in the class during some PE time to fill out the form about what he did. That's when he admitted to the misdemeanor. He lost recess. He gets pulled out for reading and his reading teacher said he was distracted from getting in trouble and couldn't do his work (really?) so he'll have to stay in tomorrow from recess and make that up. He also some lost (some of) read-a-thon (whatever that is .. and I'm sure if it has 'reading' in the title .. Eli won't be too devastated about losing that). Although as I am typing this he is laying out his clothes because they get to wear pj's to school and he's got his snake next to his pj's he plans on wearing (apparently this is for read-a-thon so disregard what I said about him possibly not like it). Guessing he'll be disappointed when he gets to school and he doesn't get to participate.
That'll teach you not to say 'boob' or 'penis'.
Kind of torn on this one. I know a 2nd grader shouldn't use words like those at school. Or maybe anywhere. I guess. What bothers me is the "thinking" paper he brought home about it. It says he's being "bad". No kid is "bad" ..and I certainly don't want him to think that because he made a BAD choice .. that he's a BAD kid. He was made to feel like that today .. and not sure I agree with that.
I think I choose not to punish him at home. The way he's feeling right now really is punishment enough. Besides .. looks like he loses anything fun tomorrow during school. That sucks.
7 comments:
poot thing....and I always have a problem with them losing recess...they need that to burn the energy that gets them in trouble in the first place...sheesh.
Okay Alana, just get them out of that school...their discipline sucks! I agree with Shay...taking their recess is exactly what they need in the first place. I'm hope you keep reassuring Eli that he isn't a bad kid at all!
Wow, they said he was a BAD kid? That's terrible. Way to pump up the SELF ESTEEM there PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Jeez. Good luck Alana. Sounds like a great school system there. "Boobs" may not be the technical term for breasts but at least he used the proper term for the male genitalia. He could have said something MUCH worse. Human Anatomy anyone?
where on earth did this teacher get her degree. a group of boys are together and she really believes only one of them was saying boob and penis????? I saw a section that said character traits needed to work on, humm I think she needs to work on honest with those other boys cause there is no way he was the only one that was taking that way. Which I'm wondering what is so bad about those words anyway, sigh!!!! Alana you have so much more patience that I ever would, lol
They never said he was a bad kid .. that's just what he thought about himself after getting in trouble over the incident. Yeah, I saw the 'character traits' needed to work on ... that sheet just didn't go over well with me...
So don't get mad at me but... I kind of liked the sheet he had to do (not the part about him thinking he was bad :( ) I think it is good for them to have to reflect on what happend and why. At least I know John needs to do that so he sees where the choice was and how the consequences of making it relate. With that said, I think losing recess AND PE is enough! He should not continue to be punished into the next day. What ever happend to regroupiing and getting a fresh start? Also, did the other boys have to fill the form out? They should have.
Hey, He said the words, he didn't ask to see anyones or offer to show his!. A certain amount of potty talk is soooo normal and can be quite humorous if not excessive. Our society is so quick to classify the little ones as perverse if they talk about normal curiosities about their own bodies. Our poor kids are over policed due to the neurotic parents. Relax, this too will pass!
I feel your pain! Hang in there sista!
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