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Case: Crying in the classroom
In a kindergarten classroom, one boy cries very often. He cries upon arrival and transitioning through the morning. He does not cry during centers, but when it is time to do CVC words at the carpet or table work he cries. I feel it is a means of escape or attention but the co-teacher will baby him into compliance. What could be done?
Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!)
Tough love. Use a firm voice and explain that there is nothing to cry about, and then change the topic to get his mind off of crying. |
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| Comments: I do not think it is appropriate when a child is crying to use a firm voice and say that there is nothing to cry about. This seems cruel to me. We don't know why someone is crying, and obviously he or she feels the need to cry. As a teacher, we should try to find out why this child is crying, not shame them for displaying emotions. |
| Rated On: February 25, 2018 4:11 am |
| Rated By: eguPud |
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No
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| The suggested solution is relevant to the case |
No
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| Comments: I don't think this is the most helpful approach for a 5-year-old. For an older child, perhaps, but a kindergartener might be experiencing attachment issues with their parents and might be why they cry upon arrival and switching of centers. While the child is at centers, the child's mind is occupied, however, when switching happens, change is occurring and it might cause anxiety within the child. I don't think speaking to child firmly will help. Kind words are better in the beginning and if that doesn't help, simply ignoring the crying will cause it to stop overtime. |
| Rated On: July 5, 2018 7:56 pm |
| Rated By: Rochelle Young |
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| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
No
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| The suggested solution is relevant to the case |
No
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| The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement |
No
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No
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| Comments: For some students, tough love may make it worse. When I was in Kindergarten, I was that crying student and a teacher talking to me in a firm voice saying there was nothing to cry about made me cry more. |
| Rated On: February 21, 2019 4:28 pm |
| Rated By: ePegej |
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