By: Jess
Hi Michael- Quick question for you… I have a particular student who falls into this category, but I have him for 2 different classes (One on A days; one on B days). He is rather well behaved in the B...
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Hi I have a student in my class who I think could benefit from such a treatment. my question is that I dont have space in my classroom to move his desk, do you think it will be effective if i move his...
View ArticleBy: Michael Linsin
Hi Itsy, I don’t recommend moving his desk. It’s important that it remains in place, while he spends his extended time-out in another location inside your classroom. Michael
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Hi Michael, I was doing research on the internet “teacher turns desk towards wall punishment” when I ran across your article. My son’s first grade teacher did almost the exact thing as you describe....
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Hi Diane, Thanks for your comments. I agree that it is inappropriate to use this strategy with a student with autism in a regular ed. classroom. To be clear, I do not suggest <em>not</em>...
View ArticleBy: Julia
lots of children who misbehave have undiagnosed Autistic Spectrum Disorders, other neurological conditions like ADHD, or mental health problems like anxiety. Your approach makes no attempt to...
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Also, I will just add that my son does have his desk against the wall, away from the rest of the class - but this was not imposed on him because of his failures. The teacher helped him choose a...
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