Hi there,
My daughter is in p1 and she is getting quite upset with herself in school at the minute. They use a traffic light card system for discipline in class.
-Amber is a warning card for talking etc, red is for unacceptable behaviour such as hitting or kicking etc. Every week she comes home with a few amber or red cards.
She hits out and kicks when she is frustrated with other children/friends if they don't agree with something she strongly thinks or if they upset her. I have told her what's acceptable and
what's not but it still happens. She says she didn't mean to but gets really angry and can't control herself. She is getting increasingly annoyed about getting these cards and I fear she will
continue to get a lot more unless she stops her behaviour. But part of me is thinking, is it right or fair to use these in school with her? I'm not sure they are helping the matter. I don't want the
teacher to do nothing, I think she needs to know when she's out of line but I don't know that the system works to help her in any specific way. The teacher hasn't been particularly
forthcoming about anything that goes on in class apart from when she's telling us of her behaviour or outbursts. They also have her sitting on her own which I don't agree with. She got really
upset about it and noticed that no one else was on their own. I spoke to the teacher and she moved her along so she is 'beside' the desk of another girl but still sits at a desk on her own. She
seems happier and we don't dwell on it now as the teacher was quite standoffish about her reasons for doing this (whatever happened to inclusion?)
I just feel frustrated that they aren't as open as I'd like them to be.
Just wondering if anyone else has experienced this in the classroom? She's much happier at home were she's understood and fully supported by her family.
