Should behaviorally challenged children be placed in Alternative schools or separate classrooms?

Question

More and more school districts are using Alternative schools for placement of youngsters with behavioral problems.
Is this just an easy way out or is it appropriate?
Is there a better way?

Answer 1

There is most assuredly a better way!
School districts need to start at the beginning....kindergarten or pre-school, for those districts who have it, and begin to establish a different way of doing business...
1. establish how a child learns...don't wait until they are failing...
2.teach kids in groups of like modality learners...
3. incorporate ideas and demonstrations of tolerance and cultural competencies into everything
4. create 'trauma informed' environments....
5. train teachers to spot problems early and have good supports ready for those teachers who have children demonstrating early challenges...

as the kids progress into elementary schools, again, do things differently...
1. developing and demonstrating district wide cultural awareness, respect, and competencies is super important....
2. start student mentoring programs
3. make parents feel welcome
4. bring other community services and supports into the schools durring non-ed time..i.e. mental health clinics, drug and alcohol supports....support groups for parents...etc.

make the school bldg. and it's people an integral part of the community....
make sure guidance counselors and administrators know what other supports exist in the community and how to tap into them....

if we begin to insist that our school districts start doing these kinds of activities and really invest in our children at the earliest possible point in their lives, we can form a true partnership as parents and community members with our schools. If we have this partnership it will show in the huge reduction in "problem" kids as they hit their adolescent years. It will allow us the resources we need to help those children who truly do have problems instead of spreading ourselves so thin trying to band-aid the problems of our own making...
Just a few ideas or food for thought...
Reg

Answer 2

I teach in an inner city middle school and I have seen many students that would be labelled "behaviorally challenged." As a teacher, it was very difficult for me to handle even one or two of these students without administrative and/or professional support. However, I think that these same students' behavior would have declined even more without the positive influence of their peers. I think they DO need to remain in the mainstream classroom, however, I also think that school systems need to provide much more support both to the teacher and the identified students in order for them to succeed.

Knowing the students I had, I imagine a whole class full of them (even a small class of 10-12) would be more like a junior prison than a productive learning environment. They would feed off of each others' negativity, rather than learn socially acceptable behaviors from positive peers. I can't imagine what the turnover rate must be like for teachers in those positions!

Answer 3

How is it an easy way out? How can a teacher deal with a bad
a ss kid and still try to teach the other 23 or so students in class?They shouldn't be among the general population of students if they aren't acting appropriately.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

I would think it would be best for the behaviorally challenged children to be in a shool or sepatate classroom where they can receive special help.