A Child Called ItEssay Preview: A Child Called ItReport this essayI strongly believe that children whose behavior is a manifestation of their disability should be disciplined. Every child disabled or not, deserves a safe well disciplined school and a chance at learning. Some manifestation behaviors can be very dangerous and if we do not address these behaviors we are guilty of not providing these students with a free and appropriate public education. While danger is one issue, another is the fact that many students use these behaviors to their advantage so that they do not have to learn. I feel that if we do not discipline them and show them more positive behaviors to exhibit, we giving up and saying that because of their disability they are unable to learn.
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Teaching children on behavior is a very important part of our public education. It takes a lot of effort — I am talking about about weeks, maybe more! — to teach an autistic child a behavior that is different than they would care to learn. I believe that if we do not teach a safe and respectful behavior to children, they will feel afraid of others for this behavior. They cannot have confidence that that is what they want in a school that they are part of. The lack of respect, in turn, is dangerous. There is no place for our kids in our public education system.|
Teaching in the public school system is not just about the education that we are putting in our hands. We also need to teach our children to be sensitive to the consequences of their behavior in other ways as well. There are many ways to treat children in a public school. One of these is as a parent, to make sure that all children in the classroom follow the policy. Let’s start with a simple example. When a child has a developmental disability, all of our schools have rules for school discipline: The first rule is to teach an autistic child an act of kindness. So far as the policy is concerned, autistic people that are considered disabled often engage in activities like talking to people with disabilities. All of these activities tend to be directed at persons with disabilities, so they must be considered less autistic. But while some autistic people may take these same strategies, other autistic people who have this disorder must participate in these activities in order to learn them. One consequence of this type of behavior is an increase in social anxiety within our society. We have had a lot of reports of people with intellectual disabilities using social isolation to gain access to the skills of education. It is very common today. They can be used as obstacles to learning, as teachers, as mentors, as the main support system within our educational system. It is also very common for people with disabilities to gain access to new learning materials when they are first starting schools. While having an increased amount of opportunities to learn may help you learn, it may also not always be something that you want to be able to learn on a regular basis. I feel strongly that it is crucial and I have been on message with parents on how important it is to protect autistic children from this type of behavior. We often learn that to make any progress by teaching them that behavior will lead to social isolation and that’s not always right and I feel strongly that it is important to remind autistic children that this behavior is harmful to their mental health. I think it is very important in our public schools to have an extra set of rules available that provide a safe, safe environment and for parents, to get an autistic child to participate in activities when he’s not doing so. I am worried that a lack of appropriate school activities may lead to negative social interactions. When we teach our children that behavior is dangerous, they start to act out with a lack of respect and fear of those involved in their life who could be hurt or harmed. This
While I do think that all children should be disciplined I have a very different definition of discipline than most administrators probably do. I do not feel that suspending students, in school or out of school, is an effective way disciplining. Many children exhibit negative behaviors so they will be suspended and not have to sit in class. That is not teaching them anything. I think that the most effective way to discipline these behaviors is to look at the underlying issue- Why are these behaviors occurring and what is the child achieving from these behaviors? After this is determined the child should be disciplined through positive and negative rein forcers. When disciplining it is crucial to teach the student why the behavior is unacceptable and also find positive behaviors to replace the old ones. Even though these behaviors are a manifestation of their disability does not mean that we can just sit back and allow these behaviors to take place. It is our job to analyze these behaviors and come up with positive interventions and strategies to address these behaviors. We must try to understand these behaviors; what triggers them and what does the child get out of them. Then come up with a behavior intervention plan for the child. All of this is part of the discipline process. In this plan you should decide what reinforcers will be used and make sure that they are discussed with the parents so that they are aware and agree as to how their child will be disciplined. Another important step is to involve the child in the discipline as much as possible. Let them know first hand what you expect of them and also ask them what they expect of you. Letting these behaviors continue because of a disability will only hurt the child in the long run.