Re: Children's behaviour at school Archived Message Posted by Sinister Burt on March 3, 2020, 7:02 pm, in reply to "Children's behaviour at school" I teach young adults (mostly 16-18, but some 14-16 too) at all levels in FE and while they're often a bit of a handful, i don't have that sort of trouble - this is partly because i teach them something they actually want to know about (don't worry, it isn't sentecne structure), but it's also about engaging the students, treating them with respect and earning their respect - humanist teaching basically, which is sometimes a bit lacking in school teaching. But just as important is having good support available, whether educational or emotional - this support is vital, and much lacking in many schools (FE is a bit better) whether from lack/reductions in funding, or not enough of it being done in the first place for reasons of historical inertia. I don;t think that the solution to behavioural issues is to go back to the cold distant authoritarian teaching of (some) of my childhood - we know it wasn't effective, outside a lucky few - often the main thing the rest learned was just to know their place. This is what our current rulers are itching to do - always using the latest PISA results to push us closer to china and korea's models (ie more rote learning of 'important' facts, seemingly much less critical thinking). I much prefer a more humanist (in the educational sense) and constructivist approach - and i think it's more effective (as does educational academia in general, last time i looked anyway). Message Thread: Children's behaviour at school - Mary March 3, 2020, 10:09 am Has anyone thought to ask the child? - Keith-264 March 3, 2020, 2:03 pm Re: Children's behaviour at school - Sinister Burt March 3, 2020, 7:02 pm Re: Children's behaviour at school - Ken Waldron March 3, 2020, 7:33 pm Neglect in institutions > care in the community > neglect in the community - Keith-264 March 3, 2020, 8:55 pm   Searching