Do you think when a child has a behavioral problem....?

Question

and most of the time they are aware that they are mis behaving.. is it okay to justify their actions and promote them to the next grade?

Answer 1

Hi,
I think you have lumped two things together that need to be separated. If the child has made progress in academics then the kid ought to be promoted. Behavior issues need to be addressed separately, unless it has affected the performance of the child's ability to learn. You did not specify what the misbehavior is or how frequent it is happening or if the child is deliberately acting out. There should have been parent conferences, behavior intervention, and behaviorial modifications done to help the child . There also needs to be plenty of docuementation and communication to all that is involved with the child on a daily basis. It is not a cut and dry situation when it comes to a child's learning and behavior. The child might be acting out because of family problems, a disorder, disability, being abused, or anything could be going on that the teacher might not be fully aware of. The child is acting out for a reason, and those reasons must be addressed to further assist the child future progress.

Answer 2

Promotion to the next grade should depend on whether they have adequate ACADEMIC progress.

There are several types of behavioral problems--and in many cases, if they persist, a professional should be consulted to determine the cause--and it is such professionals, not teacers or school administratiors--who are qualified to both diagnose and select appropriate action.
Generally, you'll see four kinds of behavioral problems:
1) normal--these are children who misbehave as a part of normal childrens' immaturity. If its prolonged, the usual cause is the child is bored.
2) Traumatic--otherwise normal children who've suffered major life traumas often have behavioral problems
3) Emotional/psychological dysfunctions (#2 but more extreme--this includes bulllying) Psychological intervention is called for.

In all of these first three, the kinds of interventions needed require understanding--but do NOT mean the child should not be subject to discipline--quite the opposite.

4) disability. Some children misbehave not out of choice but as a result of functional impaairments. This absolutely should be checked in any case where there is a sustained problem--but again--by PROFESSIONAL experts. And the evaluation should be thorough--impairment is often misdiagnosed because it is a quick "out" that enables schools to "sole" the problem by segregating the child in Special ed. That's wrong--it not only doesn't solve the problem, it overloads an already inadequate special ed system. And a large percentage of the non-physical disabilities are misdiagnosed--perhaps the majority.

Answer 3

Behavior is a form of communication. It is VERY rare when a child will throw something, destroy something or swear just for the sake of doing those things. There is a need that is not being met or the child has some fear or anxiety going on. For example, if a child is called to the board to do a math problem and the child has an undiagnosed learning disability the child will act out to get out of answering the question instead of looking "stupid". The student will be sassy, try to make the other kids laugh or piss off the teacher because s/he can't do the math. Children are not quite as literate as adults when it comes to voicing their deficiencies and needs.

Now, if there is nothing wrong with the child and if a whole class is misbehaving then maybe the teacher needs to reexamine the classroom management techniques being used.

Answer 4

no child acts in isolation. Any 'behavior' problem is most likely an issue of relationships and the environment. To be 'aware' they are misbehaving is a misnomer. What is the FUNCTION of the behavior? What behavior can replace that same function? It's more likely the fault of the education system than the child. I teach special ed and am a behavior specialist. I see it time and time again where the child is identified as the problem. They come into a different environment and form positive relationships and the behavior pretty much disappears. It's not fair to the child to put it all on them. So yeah, promote them. Remember this...if a child can't read, we teach...if they can't write, we teach...if they can't speak, we teach...if they misbehave we....??? punish? teach? what? We need to TEACH expectations and appropriate behavior and support children when they are having behaviors. If punishment worked, all kids would be little angles.

Answer 5

You can not justify bad behavior. Bad behavior is just that...bad.

A child needs to know where the boundaries are and not cross them. Part of teaching is setting these boundaries in the classroom so that all the children can learn.

Bad behavior has nothing to do with a child's learning ability.
If the child is ready academically to be promoted than promote.
But it is best to get a handle on the behavior problem before the promotion so the next teacher who gets him/her will have an easier time.

Answer 6

I am a Special Needs teacher, so I deal with behavioral issues everyday...and it is horrific! In my opinion, it is not ok to justify their actions. They need to grow up being responsible for their own behaviors. They can't blame everything on their "disorders" and use that as an excuse to get away with things. If you think about it, what would happen to them 10 years down the road? I have a gr.8 student who has to "self stimulate" himself down there when he gets a compliment. Imagine if he does that 5 yrs down the road. He has to know about the consequences for doing that in public.

Answer 7

If they did the work required to be promoted to the next grade you should not be able to fail them. All you can do is recommend behavior modificaion.

Answer 8

alot of times it is because of their disorder that they have behavioral problems as a parent of a special needs child we do not condone bad behavior he is disciplined for bad behavior.it also depends on what is wrong with the child.mine is adhd,mild mental retardation w/ autistic characteristics he understands but he doesn't the teacher mentions her student stimulates himself if he is child like it happens don't allow it but try working w/ parents to discourage this behavior! they are special needs and if they meet the academic requirements to move to the next level yes move them on but make sure the next teacher is aware of his personality.

Answer 9

no it is not their actions need to be addressed and handled accordingly they should not be treated any differently than any o ther child regardless of the behavioral issue especially if they know they are doing wrong

Answer 10

Another reason I homeschool! Yes if they do the work. What about kids with Aspergers or Autism?