Obey the instructions of adults
Posted: 23 February 2010 04:16 PM
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Our school has a new Behavior Management Strategy
The first of the new school rules (there are 5) is
Obey the instructions of adults
Am I overreacting? This doesn’t sit well with me ......
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Posted: 23 February 2010 04:27 PM
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wow - that wouldn’t go down well with me either…
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Posted: 23 February 2010 04:31 PM
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Have you taken it up with the school? Also are the other four reasonable?
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Posted: 23 February 2010 04:43 PM
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no , i wouldn’t agree either, thats like saying all adults are right, not the best way to teach safety around strangers i would of thought.
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Posted: 23 February 2010 04:47 PM
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Hmmm wording could be better - although in the context of a school it’s not unreasonable - just not well worded.
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Posted: 23 February 2010 06:42 PM
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Nope, I dont think it’s acceptable.
What are the other rules?
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Posted: 23 February 2010 06:58 PM
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I think that’s completely unacceptable. You can’t have such a generalised rule as that, in any context.
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Posted: 23 February 2010 07:03 PM
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No - I don’t like the word “obey” in any context. It’s way too general, too, “adults” could mean anyone!
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Posted: 23 February 2010 08:03 PM
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Urgggh that’s awful! And dangerous IMHO. Let us know how you get on.
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Posted: 23 February 2010 08:10 PM
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Just discovered from my daughter that they have already talked about the rules in assembly .... grrr
Rule 2 Follow the codes of conduct
Glad it is not just me that is uncomfortable with this, should I put it in writing or arrange to see the headmaster? He is a new headmaster because they have just been put in special measures so he is trying to tackle some long established problems .....
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Posted: 23 February 2010 08:33 PM
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Errr what….so if an adult says jump, the kid’s expected to jump…
I hate the word “obey” in any context. Nobody should obey anything. If they do things when asked, it should be through respect if not love.
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Posted: 23 February 2010 08:55 PM
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That could cause so many problems!! The rest of the rules dont seem to bad, but that one is not acceptable, definately need to re-word.
not only that, Im 32 and i find it difficult to obey anyone or anything.
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Posted: 23 February 2010 09:55 PM
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Joxy - 23 February 2010 04:47 PM
Hmmm wording could be better - although in the context of a school it’s not unreasonable - just not well worded.
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I think Joxy’s hit in on the head, I can see where the school is coming from, but the wording could be clearer. You can’t tell a child to be wary of strangers one minute and tell them to obey adults the next, that’s just confusing!
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Posted: 23 February 2010 10:10 PM
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You can’t tell a child to be wary of strangers one minute and tell them to obey adults the next, that’s just confusing!
Agree - and also Rule 4 - asks the children to show respect to others. There is no suggestion that this is a shared or caring ethos. The children have to ‘obey’ adults and show respect to everyone else - what are they learning from that?
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Posted: 23 February 2010 11:28 PM
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I also don’t like the word obey in any context. As Joxy said, can see why they would say it but definitely needs re-wording! Sheesh.
Posted: 24 February 2010 01:43 PM
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how about ‘please observe the instructions of school staff’ instead?
i dont like the word obey, but i get what they are trying to say.
