punishment in school

fox1028 · Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2006 8:52 am Post subject:

Hello again bland
J has an IEP and i meet with J's speacial Ed teacher ( J dos'nt have a counselor), to discuss the IEP every 6month's and i meet with a phycologist avery 6 month's as well.
J rarely meet's his IEP targets.
Because J had a bad wk at school last wk, i got extra home work 4 him to do on Saturday, while my other kids were having fun ( as a punishment), J was made 2 sit at his table in the hall facing a corner & only allowed to look at his work or the walls, J worked through his work with out any moaning or bad behavior, he was brilliant. J worked 4 about 4 hrs with a few stops 4 drinks & his work was really good considering it was J's worst subject ( math's). I was shocked. as a reward 4 working better than expected ,J made his own Pizza 4 tea which he absolutely loved. J is on a promise this wk if he behave's at school he can help me make tea.
I asked J what he thought about his punishment and about doing school work at his corner, J felt he was punished because he was'nt allowed 2 join in with his sisters but he also liked working at home because there was'nt the noise like there is at school & he was able 2 concentrate on his wrk.

I was talking with my husband about home schooling J in the afternoons, this way J would still get the interaction with the other kids at school in the mornings and would still be used to school if home schooling did'nt work.J would have the best of both worlds then. I'm going to contact my local education department 2 c if i can legally do this before i make any final decissions.