Include Solutions is primarily concerned with improving the educational outcomes for the young people of the UK. The aim is to broaden and deepen educators' understanding of motivation and what makes young people tick

Monday 26 April 2010

Behaviour in our Schools.....How much does it concern you?

I happened to be looking on the Guardian Website (nothing political/election based I can assure you) and I came across a section titled Classroom Violence, yes there is a designated section on the website of one of our national newspapers titled Classroom Violence. Are things really that bad that this area of education has its own section containing 283 related articles detailing stories about violence in our schools. This also comes at a time when Ed Balls reaffirms his message that teachers should be allowed to use reasonable force to restrain students. The question I ask to all prospective/current trainee teachers is how much do these media stories increase the concern you have regarding behaviour management ahead of any teaching practice you undertake? Does it begin to become more of a concern then actually delivering good content to your students?

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