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Kenton
posted by Naz Class @ 6:27 AM
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I teach the Jr. High Sunday school class. Yesterday I had a problem that has been happening all too frequently. I used something mentioned in lecture number three, and it worked like a charm. I had four thirteen year old girls in the class and they were wanting to do anything other than focus on the lesson. I told them several times that they would have to settle down, because this was the time to study the lesson. They would settle down for about a minute, but as soon as one of them made a comment about something, we were right back into the mayhem.
Finally I said, "Look, You guys are making it impossible to teach this lesson. I don't want to do this, but you leave me no choice. If there is one more disruption, I will go get your parents and tell them that you are in need of discipline."
That was all it took! They were well behaved for the rest of the class. And the great part is that they still love me. We had our annual church picnic yesterday, and when I got my plate and sat down, the girls all came and sat with me. I was afraid that they may be upset about what I said, but they actually realized that I was right. It seems strange, but I think they were glad that I insisted on order in the Sunday school. I know some of the boys were glad.
I teach the early elementary class, but also have disruptive problems in my class. I have to tell you that I do have several children with ADD/ADHD. We have a church policy on discipline and you tell them 2 times and on the 3rd time they are to go to their parents or another adult to sit with. This also applies to our children's church services. With my sunday school class usually if you tell them twice and remind them that you will get thier parents, they usually settle down. I have one that likes to set in his chair on the back 2 legs and I tell him and tell him finally I tell him if he does it again he will be sitting on the floor. If he does it again, I just simply say "okay move the chair" and he does and sits on the floor. But remember that the children I work with have learning disorders and do not have the thinking that we have, so they do not think about what is going to happen when they do something wrong. So you have to keep reminding them. And I may have to discipline for the same thing every week. So getting the parents may not always be an option of the parents would be in my class also.
Jamie
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