Student doesn't like class punishment

I see a bright future for that girl working alongside Amal Clooney!

I think you are probably right, and I am a cynical buzzkill. I repent of my skepticism.

I loved her answer!! Too funny

excellent!

The Es, Rs, and Ns are all consistent. I think it's real, and I'm usually a skeptic too.

I'm sceptical enough to believe that the handwriting is hers, written as dictated by the parent!!  

I call it negative peer pressure in my classroom. Unfortunately, it is increasingly difficult to have any sort of class management that 1) works and 2) doesn't ruffle someone's feathers.

One of the "goals" in education is for each class to work/feel like a community. That will require working with peers when you don't want to, trying to meet a common goal and share in consequences.

I teach multiple preps of the same subject. Friends share what happens in their individual blocks. I have one class that is rowdy and tends to need more academic help. Probably 1/2 the class cannot control themselves for a whole period. The other half is great. Morning class gets to play more games, go outside for lectures and have a more relaxed atmosphere. Afternoon class is very structured. If they aren't kept moving along they'll get out of control. No down time allowed or I spend too much time reeling them back in. The "good" kids think the change in plans is collective punishment. I call it differentiation. Sometimes I'll tell the whole class at the start that I have XYZ planned for the day but we're going to use peer pressure to make sure EVERYONE stays on topic until then so we can get our work done. So they do self-monitor. Without any pillowcases full of soap and shoes.

We have a school policy against collective punishment - a policy I wholeheartedly support. If that was my kid, she'd get a high five!

I'm a teacher and I dislike group punishment too. It puts the power in the hands of the misbehaving kids. Their choice to misbehave dictates consequences for the rest of the class. For some kids that's a thrill.

What do you all think of group punishment as away to find the "culprit"? Property is damaged, someone stole the class gerbil, or some infraction where a good portion of the kids know who did but won't say. I always thought group punishments were used for that. The kids have control, tell or not tell, but it seems like a poor strategy.

Thanks so the teachers that don't like group punishment!

Based on my knowledge of 11 years olds, I find it suspicious that an she a)knows what the Geneva Convention is and b) equates it back to classroom punishment!! Not to mention uses the word collective!!