Reply #82: +1

[SocialistLez]

While I wouldn't advocate removing those kids from the classrooms, it would be nice if the consequences for acting up weren't so peverse.

It's like, you act up in class and then you get sent home for 1-3 days and you're just sitting at home watching tv, doing whatever you want. What kind of punishment is that?

With the failing kids, it does boil down to the parents. I'll give them some slack if they're a single parent and they're working two jobs and maybe they don't have time to attend a parent teacher conference. At the same time, there is always the Boys & Girls club. A lot of my teachers were willing to stay after school with me or come to school early to help me with things I was having problems with.There's no reason a parent couldn't email the teacher and say, "Hi, I'm so and so's mom and I realize they're having problems in your class. Is there any way you can meet so and so at this time to give him/her some extra help?"