I know of a very excellent pre-school teacher that was recently fired because of this incident.
One of her precocious two-year old students' bit her on the arm. She responded by gently nipping the child on his elbow. The child was astonishingly surprised that the teacher did this to him. His shocked retort was crying and showing the teacher's aide what happened.
Of course the teacher was terminated because she did not show professional re-direction in the child's misbehavior.
Question(s): Do you think she should have been fired? How would you have handled her "child biting her" situation?
p.s. Please only the serious minded answer this query.
2006-06-05 11:41:36 · 12 answers · asked by blakelycollierbrown 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Preschool
Well i probably would have wanted to do the same thing, but as a professional , the woman knows the policys and should not have done it.
I think it's all a load of crap the laws and policys there are on childcare and parenting... but they made these to try and protect children from child abusers, when in reality all it is doing is helping the children of today to become totally uncontrolable. Sadly kids are going to get abused anyways.. these laws are not going to stop it. Kids today have too many rights and they tend to rule us to a certain extent . I don't think your friend should have been fired because of it though.The childcare centre i worked in , in Australia, we are not allowed to disipline children, so how the hell are we supposed to control the kids...?? If the child had of bitten me , i would have seperated the child from everyone and wrote out a report and had a good talk to the parents. It is your friends duty as a professional not to break any policys regarding the children in her care.Anyways, I hope that helped, PS i got out of the childcare industry cause it's so dam stressful..lol
2006-06-07 22:11:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
I have been in childcare for the last six years and I think that the teacher was right for what she did but she should have turned her back to any witness so therefore it was her word against a two year old. The only way biters learn is if they feel the pain. I am a pain of bring back paddling. I work with kindergarten - 6th graders and children of nowadays are not influenced by a time-out. They dont care about sitting down for 5 or 10 minutes. TIME OUT IS A JOKE!!! Getting a spanking is something totally different. Even the kindergarters are cussing out the staff and urinating on the padded walls of the time out room. I bet that two year will never bite anyone else again.
2006-06-05 16:24:04 · answer #2 · answered by renea2084 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are preschool teachers regulated or belong to a professional ogranization with codes of conduct? I know teachers from K-12 and university have their code of conduct for public education.
It depends on the school. Did the preschool have a code of conduct and if the teacher broke a rule in there, it MAY have been grounds for dismissal. If there was no code of conduct for them to abide by, it would be the director or supervisor's judgement.
IMO, the teacher's history and job performance needs to be assessed. Does s/he have history of improper conduct? If this was a direct violation of a code, often a warning or reprimand is the first step. I think it is a little drastic, since it was a nip and the child was not hurt.
This child sounds spoiled and the parents sound ignorant. The teacher was doing what was best for the child and if the parents don't see it that way, they are the ones who will have to pay for the child's misbehaviours as s/he grows up. As a teacher, you have to accept the parents' decision and work with them and do what you can.
As for the director/principal, what a dipshit. S/he needs to be a leader for the school or centre and guide his staff. I think a reprimand or suspension would have been enough.
If the child bit me? Hmmm. I will assume, the child is a whiny, spoiled, pain in the butt of the worst kind, which I have delt with many times. I'd use humor. That's my style though.
In a sarcastic tone of voice, "The little doggie bit me. Maybe the doggie needs to be locked in the dog house. Or maybe we should call the pound to take the naughty doggie away." I'd then give the child a choice. Act like a boy and apologise or sit out from the group until he can act like a little boy. Director/principal and parents will be informed. As well, I would show my assistant to have as a witness.
Gotta watch your back as a teacher, especially if your director/principal is not.
2006-06-05 15:14:38 · answer #3 · answered by wu_gwei21 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The teacher should not have bitten the child back, period.....She should have called the parents of the child and had a conference with them about the biting. All kids go through stages, and an eye for an eye is not the answer here. She may have been on the shortend by getting fired over it, but she should have had some sort of disipline....
2006-06-05 16:05:43 · answer #4 · answered by mizzzzthang 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that all rights have been taken away from teachers as related to displine. I do not think that this teacher should have been fired. They probally should have been repremanded, but not fired. I have been hit, kicked, cursed out, had items such as chairs, desks, pens, pencils, crayons, notebooks, etc thrown at me and the only thing that I can do in a situation such as this is try to redirect the child or take them to the office.
2006-06-05 11:53:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course the teacher should have been terminated. She did not show professional behavior. You do not teach children that its ok to bite...Period. She was just showing that child that its not okay bite me, but I can bite you. She is the adult she should know better.
2006-06-06 13:55:25 · answer #6 · answered by lady_bugs_2000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes she should be fired by biting a child back you are teaching them that its ok what would she do if the child had hit her hit him back?she is meant to be the teacher you teach them right and wrong not join in
i would have told the child it was not nice to bite and sat them in time out then i would ask for him/her to apologize when i get it i will let them play i would also inform the childs parents
2006-06-06 05:25:55 · answer #7 · answered by MICH 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-30 07:02:06 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont think she should have been fired. Some kids parents will not make them quit biting and sometimes the only discipline they do get is in school.
2006-06-07 07:38:15 · answer #9 · answered by beh_sab2002 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes she should have been fired. Her conduct was unprofessional, what she should have done is use time outs, take away certain privilages to let the child know that biting is wrong
2006-06-05 12:18:54 · answer #10 · answered by okayokayokay 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋