Blog in the Field

        I thought the blog was very intriguing. As a student that would like to focus on teaching kids with needs, the controversial issue always comes up of how physical is the teacher allowed to get with a student to get them under control. With the, “Keeping All Students Safe Act,” it states, “Students should never be subjected to abusive or violent disciplinary strategies or left alone and unsupervised.” However, the law limits teacher immensely.

               It’s not that I believe we should be physical with students but there are certain circumstances when kids especially in an EBD room that become out of control and put other students at risk. For instance, a fifth grade boy as big as me, began pushing desks around, tearing apart the room, then proceeded to leave the classroom very upset causing commotion in the hallway. After the teacher caught him, she called the principle in which it took two more aids to get him in a room by himself. The student was previously warned several times that he had to calm down or he would have to go into the room until he did, because he couldn’t act how he did around the students. What strikes me is what would have happened if the principle wasn’t there. It was only legal for them to place hands on him because the principle came in for assistance and the police were called too. What action does a teacher take when a kid begins to get completely out of control? Sometimes, a teacher does need to become physical in order to keep a safe environment for the other children around. However, don’t take my words the wrong way. I do not think abuse is ok at all. Becoming physical with a student should not be a common technique, but the last resort.  However, I would like to see senator Harkin, the Democratic sponsor of the bill, be forced to teach an EBD room for a month and see how he responds to children completely out of control.    
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