He Needs To Stop Talking
I heard the request and I answered
I did not recognize the voice.
This teacher rarely calls for help.
I went right down.
Great.
It was the child with whom I had difficulty yesterday.
He is disrespectful and rude she said.
He interrupted her six times.
Yelling at her.
I asked him to stand further away.
She spoke to me and said, “I need a break”.
I understood.
I needed a break from this child yesterday.
We went to my office and talked.
I tried to talk but he kept interrupting me.
I was surprised at how much he blamed everyone else for his behavior.
I tried to explain he is the child, we are the adults.
He talked while I talked and did not hear me.
It took several tries before he realized
He needed to stop talking.
I partly blame his last year’s teacher.
I know that an hour into her class each day
the children had taken over, and she had given up speaking.
An easy way to set them up for failure the next school year.
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