2006-10-12 09:19:16 · 53 answers · asked by matandsteph62 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
thats cruel, the teacher is so mean ... breaks are supposed to be for everyone regaurdless.. talk to the teacher ..
2006-10-12 09:22:21 · answer #1 · answered by jack jack 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
It depends on whether it is a punishment, which I doubt, or if the teacher is keeping the child in so they can give some 1-1 support. I was a teaching assistant in a school where most of the children were years behind academically because they refused to learn. Sometimes working closely with some of the children when their friends weren't around for them to show off in front of meant you could get through to them a little. So many of those children will leave secondary school with few qualifications.
And Americans who are answering saying 5 year olds shouldn't be expected to be able to spell etc, in the UK, we start school the year we turn 5. Children manage very well. I am now a nursery nurse and we have a 4 year old with a reading age of 9. Parents are very quick to have a go at teachers but never say thankyou for the hard work they put in trying to give them a decent future by being able to read and write. Some of you should try to think about the extra work this teacher is doing trying to offer extra support to a child.
2006-10-13 23:53:14 · answer #2 · answered by Serenity 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Do you mean "fair that a 5 year old has to be kept in on a break", no, i don't think it is fair, many 5 year olds can not spell so this treatment is unnecessarily cruel!!!!
However, you can encourage and promote good spelling by doing lots of practice at home, this way everyone benefits. As a mother of a 5 year old, i know!!! I spend 15 - 20 minutes every evening on simple reading, maths and spellings, and it makes a world of difference.
2006-10-15 21:54:30 · answer #3 · answered by Alia zk 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you will read your question over you will see why a 5 year old needs to learn how to spell. Fear = fair- keeped = kept. Being kept in over a break could make a big difference in a 5 year old succeeding in life, almost every job requires some type of reading and spelling ability. A parent should thank a teacher for trying to help a child learn while in school, and if this 5 year old's teacher was willing to spend extra time with your child then you should be grateful.
2006-10-12 09:27:15 · answer #4 · answered by daydoom 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Are you teaching her? Your question makes no sense. Are you trying to ask "Is it fair that a five year old girl has to be kept on a break because she cannot spell a word?" If so, yes. She may have more problems than just that one word. That would mean that fundamentally she isn't advancing at the same pace as her peers and may need to be held back. The system has standards that each person must meet before advancement.
2006-10-12 09:22:26 · answer #5 · answered by Wookie on Water 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I think its really out of order. My son has just started school and he isn't that great at spelling yet. The school he goes to would never make him stay in on play time. Your child may just need a little help. And by the way I don't agree with the people who said things about your spelling. I am not that great at it and I will be taking a class to get good at it because I want the best for my kids and for me.
2006-10-12 09:26:14 · answer #6 · answered by hatfieldnomi 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
5 years old.....!!!!!!!!!!????????????
I had thought schools had climbed out of the dark ages years ago. Even in my day at school 1960 - 1970, no one was ever kept in at break time, no matter the "crime".
A child needs to visit the toilet thats what the break is for. It also allows the teaching staff to do so, also and to have a cup of tea.
Of course we got "slapped" or "belted" with a leather strap [Lochgelly Tawse] up to a maximum of six. Sometimes for very little or nothing.
2006-10-14 02:29:43 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends if this was a punishment or not. If the teacher was trying to explain to your daughter, privately without the interference of the child's peers, how to spell the word correctly then no I don't think it is wrong. If the teacher was punishing the child then no it is not fair,instead it shows the teachers lack of skills not the child's.
2006-10-12 09:36:31 · answer #8 · answered by Louise B 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i really have a feeling that this is not a real question...it is about a child not being able to spell and you did so yourself on easy words...to answer for real..if it were true..no as a mother that is not the way to go about teaching a 5 year old anything!
2006-10-12 09:32:35 · answer #9 · answered by noseyroseysillywillie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it is time to call the principal. If the child is defiant about spelling a word that is one thing but if they just can't spell it that is excessive and needs to be address. Teachers normally back down when they are wrong not when you address them but the principal about the matter.
2006-10-12 09:21:51 · answer #10 · answered by rltouhe 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
it is certainly not fair, nor is it actually legal in Britain to chastice a child on breaks without a behavioural reason, so no not for having difficulties in spelling, go and see the headteacher now and stick up for your child,Where are you from? maybe so you can help your child with spelling when she is older you should go to some adult classes for spelling as well, Is dyslexia common in your family for instance?
2006-10-14 12:22:59 · answer #11 · answered by deborahrumbles 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋