Should a teacher tell a child he/she has no self control?

The teacher has told a child that she has no self control and she is always ';yapping';. She told her that she has no self control because they were playing a funny game and the child was laughing during the game. This child has ADHD.Should a teacher tell a child he/she has no self control?
The teacher was definitely unprofessional. Is the teacher aware that this child has ADHD? If the teacher is not aware, she needs to be made aware. ADHD is considered a disability, and the school is required to make modifications to assist the ADHD child. If you are the parent of this child, you need to be actively involved in your child's school life. Here's a link that has a lot of helpful information about ADHD and school:





http://school.familyeducation.com/learni鈥?/a>





If this is your child, how is she being treated? Does she take medication? Does she see a therapist? Both would be ideal. My son has ADHD, and I put him on a written schedule at home and asked his teacher to write him a schedule for school, and it has worked wonders. Children with ADHD have a hard time knowing what's next, and the written schedule really helps them to focus because they can see in writing what is expected of them.Should a teacher tell a child he/she has no self control?
I feel this is very unprofessional, and harmful to the child. I would have


a conference with all involved or all who need to know at the school and


express your concerns. Obviously, this teacher has not been taught how to deal with problems in the classroom, much less problems that


arise when you have a child with extenuating circumstances in the classroom. Perhaps she was taught negative reinforcements -- suggest some positive ones. If she refuses to change her tactics, insist on the school putting your child in another class. I know teachers are busy, but their primary obligation is to support the kids in their class and make sure they provide an environment that is safe to learn in.
I would remind the teacher that he/she is in loco parentis(latin/in the place of a parent) and humiliating a child in front of the class is not conducive to the learning environment , or the child's development.


The teacher should apologize in front of the class.


If it was such a problem , the teacher should have asked for a parent /teacher conference.


They are the adult in the situation.
Whether this really happened, or is a figment of your imagination (if so, it isn't original), or you need responses for a school exam, paper, or whatever (be careful! teachers scan the 'net to catch plagiarists!), you and everyone else are not going to like my answer, so award the ';best answer'; to one of the molly-coddlers out there.





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As someone whose family has had many teachers, and who has many friends who are or were teachers, and as a paid college tutor, I know how difficult it is to teach, especially these days, with many teachers having to do multiple duty as parent, nurse, and psychiatrist, without the benefit of even a fraction of the pay that the latter two would garner.





Isn't it amazing that virtually no child prior to the age of ';Political Correctness'; (circa 1990) had any real or imagined allergies, maladies, injuries, handicaps, that needed millions of dollars worth of training, redesign, therapies, special access, etc, for a single student? Yet, for some bizarre reason, teachers are now expected to treat every child as if they were fragile eggs? With a lack of discipline comes chaos, and then the eggs become hard-boiled, and then only the teachers will crack under the pressure.





Kids are a lot tougher than parents (or strangers on websites, for that matter) give them credit for. A rambunctious child is often given a label along with the corresponding drugs for no valid reason, other than to calm the child down and/or to placate the parents. As such, no child should be treated as if they were a China doll. If the child truly needs special help, then they should be put in a special school. Period. End of discussion. And if you think that I am ';horrible'; or ';mean'; or ';just plain icky';, then you didn't thoroughly read or understand my answer.





There cannot be a ';no child left behind'; policy,


if that one child sacrifices the entire class.





So, ';bravo'; to the real or imaginary teacher in your question!


Shepherd the lambs, properly, and the entire flock will learn!








P.S. If you think that rowdy kids are only limited to the elementary schools, may I remind you of the Columbine High School and Virginia Tech College tragedies? Do you think the perpetrators were given the parental and educator scoldings, lectures, detentions, etc, that they all obviously desperately needed, and, deep in their psyche, wanted?
The teacher should have told the child's parents that she has no self control. My child has ADHD and there are many treatments out there now that work wonders for these kids without the side effects that some treatments had a few years ago. I assume that if you know the child has ADHD then she has been treated for it. If she still acts out in class then her treatment may not be working like it should. Ask her doctor about other treatments. But at the same time, her teacher might just be mean and impatient. Lord knows there are plenty of those out there.
The world is filled with inconsiderate, rude teachers. Some teachers have absolutely no idea what to do with an ADHD child and have zero patience for any child who is ';outside the box.';





All the best.
Were they playing the game during class? Did the teacher know the child had ADHD? It would really depend.