2006-06-20 10:35:47 · 12 answers · asked by drea 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Consistency is important. When you are dealing with a group of people, someone is always watching to see how fairly consequences and rewards are implemented. So according to disciplinary procedure, zero tolerance is a very important part of classroom structure.
With that said, let the punishment fit the crime. Sometimes, educators place outrageous expectations (behaviorally and otherwise) on students. We've got to be more realistic and take in to account how disciplinary action will affect student learning and will to work with in the classroom. No one should discipline with the "gotcha" mentality. Also, there is no reason that positive consequences can't be incurred along with negative to ensure that if a student "slipped up" every now and then, he or she might have the opp. to bail his or herself out.
2006-06-20 10:45:33 · answer #1 · answered by Teacher 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I went to a small private high school that tried to implement a zero tolerance policy. (speaking in class = kicked out of class = suspension). The first time it was actually used, a friend of mine was kicked out of class and told that he would be suspended based on the new zero tolerance policy. He claimed that it wasn't fair (he's a very persuasive person) to the point that the school said that in lew of his suspension, he will be responsible for the drafting of a new disciplinary code. He wrote up an extremely fair system that the school still uses to this day (8 years later) with minor changes. The school always advertises that the disciplinary policy was written by the students.
We laugh about it a lot.
I know that didn't address the question directly, so I will just say I don't like them.
2006-06-20 17:43:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anon28 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a student I can say there is a lot of tolerence in the classroom. The rules basically go like this: If you don't want to learn then you shouldn't be here.
2006-06-20 17:38:45 · answer #3 · answered by glow 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think that zero tolerance is a little too tough and they should go a little bit easier on us, after all we are only kids, and kids make mistakes. I am usually the good student in class and i sometimes get yelled at for doing stupid little things. Like if i turn around for one second to answer a question from the student behind me, i will get yelled at and the teacher will give me detention. Now that is not fair, because i do all my work, i pay attention to the teacher when she is speaking, and how am i supposed to know that answering someone's question is going to get me in trouble; and when i try to explain why i was speaking, i get into even more trouble.
2006-06-20 18:20:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well i depends on what the situation is. If some one brings a gun to school then i think the zero tolerance policy should be enforced. But if its something like scissors and the student is a good student and he/she just wants to use them to work on a project then i don't support it. the zero tolerance policy really depends on who is being affected by it. Are they a good student or a bad one. i do think that zero tolerance should be heavily enforced if someone is being bullied.
2006-06-20 17:37:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think sometimes there are situations that should be overlooked but with zero tolerance you run into the problem of them not being overlooked. So I think zero tolerance only works if combined with common sense.
2006-06-20 17:42:00 · answer #6 · answered by JAngel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It really depends on the situation. I think that for a small thing, a teacher should give the student(s) a few chances, but if the student is constantly making the same mistake (whether accidently or on purpose), action should be taken to stop the behavior.
2006-06-20 18:04:03 · answer #7 · answered by Remember 9-11 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
School districts are getting way out of control with some real petty rules.They should let kids be kids to a point. They ARE kids. The real problem is most school districts don't and/or won't put any responsibility on the parents. In turn its all put on the teachers, who get very little respect!!
2006-06-20 17:46:33 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well there are quite a few offenses that can result in zero tolerance, i would have to agree on the weapons,threats and etc....but there are a few offenses that are just absolutely absurd.
2006-06-20 17:39:43 · answer #9 · answered by clicker420 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
great idea, it shows kids that in life for every decision you make, there is a consequence.
2006-06-20 17:44:42 · answer #10 · answered by Joseph S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋