Class room Practice

The Suitcase

I would like to ask a question to other parents and primary school teachers on a practice that occurs in my daughter’s class.

When the teacher leaves the room, she requests one child to take the names of any children who talk while the teacher is out of the room. Would this be normal practice in other class rooms around the country

byhookorbycrook

The Suitcase wrote: »

I would like to ask a question to other parents and primary school teachers on a practice that occurs in my daughter’s class.

When the teacher leaves the room, she requests one child to take the names of any children who talk while the teacher is out of the room. Would this be normal practice in other class rooms around the country

Is this say a 3rd class child keeping tabs on other 3rd class children ?

Insect Overlord

I don't know how popular it is these days, but we definitely had that in 4th and 5th class back around 1999/2000. The teachers usually just threw the lists in the bin afterwards.

freshpopcorn

This used be done in my school in the late 1990's early 2000's the teacher never really bothered with the list of names and it didn't harm any of us.

Big Bag of Chips

I think it's just a threat used by the teacher to try keep everyone quiet. I'm sure she/he knows there will be talking! And the one given the responsibility to keep an eye on everyone won't be quizzed, or punished if they "don't know" who the guilty ones are!

byhookorbycrook

I wouldn't be a fan, as a general rule, as it can lead to strife and he said/she said. If a class teacher has to leave the room, they tell the teacher next door and both doors are left open. Children must remain seated .
If the teacher next door finds someone acting the maggot (or the class teacher knows a particular child cannot be trusted even for a few mins, then that child may be brought into the other room. )

echo beach

Big Bag of Chips wrote: »

I think it's just a threat used by the teacher to try keep everyone quiet. I'm sure she/he knows there will be talking! And the one given the responsibility to keep an eye on everyone won't be quizzed, or punished if they "don't know" who the guilty ones are!

Sometimes a teacher will ask those they know will be talking to 'mind' the class, giving them a 'poacher turned gamekeeper' role.
I remember when my daughter was in second or third class she came home several days covered in muck from playing in a muddy patch of the yard. One day she arrived home spotless and announced that she had been put in charge of keeping the little ones away from the mud. I was happy she was clean and she was delighted with her new job!

The Suitcase

Thanks for all the responses, it is for all girls 6th class and it does seem to be causing a bit of trouble in the class, as the teacher does take action on the names taken down. Obviously kids being kids not all the names of the girls talking are reported leading to some disagreements in the yard at lunch.

I'll have a chat with the teacher, I just wanted to see if this was a common in other schools first.

SamforMayo

The Suitcase wrote: »

Thanks for all the responses, it is for all girls 6th class and it does seem to be causing a bit of trouble in the class, as the teacher does take action on the names taken down. Obviously kids being kids not all the names of the girls talking are reported leading to some disagreements in the yard at lunch.

I'll have a chat with the teacher, I just wanted to see if this was a common in other schools first.

That would not be common practice, and I can see how it could lead to trouble. Some
Sometimes 5th/6th class are asked to help in the junior rooms while children eat their lunch and the older children may be asked to report bad behaviour, there are always teachers walking the corridors though.

J.R.

The Suitcase wrote: »

Thanks for all the responses, it is for all girls 6th class and it does seem to be causing a bit of trouble in the class, as the teacher does take action on the names taken down. Obviously kids being kids not all the names of the girls talking are reported leading to some disagreements in the yard at lunch.

I'll have a chat with the teacher, I just wanted to see if this was a common in other schools first.

A child, or SNA, secretary, caretaker etc., for that matter, cannot be in charge of supervising a class, without a teacher also there supervising.