Autistic Boy Voted Out of Kindergarten Gets Even

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29 Aug 2009, 3:48 pm

That's such an awful story. That poor kid might spend the rest of his life feeling like a loser thanks to that awful teacher. Any person with a sane mind would permanantly fire this woman because she obviously hasn't grown up herself yet. That is the sort of thing little kids would normally do. It's a shame that she can't be put in front of 25 people who HATE HER and see how it feels!


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29 Aug 2009, 3:56 pm

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That's such an awful story. That poor kid might spend the rest of his life feeling like a loser thanks to that awful teacher. Any person with a sane mind would permanantly fire this woman because she obviously hasn't grown up herself yet. That is the sort of thing little kids would normally do. It's a shame that she can't be put in front of 25 people who HATE HER and see how it feels!


25? What about the whole lot of us?

That woman should never be allowed to work with children again.


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29 Aug 2009, 4:00 pm

I am sure the kid will get over it and not be upset about it anymore or traumatized. There are things I am not upset about anymore that happened in my childhood. The teacher was wrong, childish, made a huge mistake and the whole school board was wrong too by not firing her but it's maybe the union. Teachers also have them.

The same sort of thing happened to a boy in my brother's first grade class. This kid maybe had problems but he bullied other kids and did things to them and one day the teacher asked "Do you think (his name) is mean?" in front of the whole class and I even thought at age 11 it was wrong and it was something a kid would do to another kid and my mom found it okay because she showed now reaction to it. I can't even remember what that kid's name was. I don't know if she made him stand in front of class but I think they discussed his behavior so he know what he had to change. Could the teacher been doing the same thing for Alex? I would be very surprised if my mom found her behavior unacceptable to the little boy because she found it acceptable what my brother's teacher did to a student.



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29 Aug 2009, 4:06 pm

Unfortunately the kid might as well get used to it. As the writer pointed out, NTs have made this sort of behavior a billion-dollar 'reality television' industry. I've been treated with that kind of attitude for half a century now, most recently last January and I can't find an attorney who even has enough interest to sue over it.

Develop a thick skin, kid and never get your hopes up. Bullies always come out on top. :(

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29 Aug 2009, 5:28 pm

Eats crayons? That reminds me of a story they told my gradeschool class, long ago. There was this family that drove the wrong direction into a desert. The car ran out of gasoline, and they were stranded. They didn't have any food, except for crayons, so they muched the crayons pretending it tasted like fruit. :|

This is going to need therpy. After all, a whole group just pointed out that he was 'stupid' and 'grose', and an athority figure helped. I think when an athority figure does this, it 30 times ups the brain's acceptance of it as being "the trueth" even though it might not be true. A full group doing this already can make a person feel like it might be true. Both are more destructive than just one person having an issues with it. Then yay for the new concience battle. Thoughts about "I'm so stupid" vrs. "No I'm not!"

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29 Aug 2009, 6:07 pm

Jellybean wrote:
That's such an awful story. That poor kid might spend the rest of his life feeling like a loser thanks to that awful teacher. Any person with a sane mind would permanantly fire this woman because she obviously hasn't grown up herself yet. That is the sort of thing little kids would normally do. It's a shame that she can't be put in front of 25 people who HATE HER and see how it feels!


Hopefully, the child will realize that that teacher is an IDIOT!! !! !! I HATE the "educational system"! A lot of the "teachers" are IDIOTS! It turns out that before first grade is WORSE! They don't TRULY even PRETEND to have standards. That "teacher" could have been someone that never even graduated HIGHSCHOOL!

All that aside, kids that are 10 or younger are almost EXPECTED to act like that child! That is ESPECIALLY true of those 2-6! Any teacher should be aware of that BEFORE ever being given full control of a "classroom".

Frankly, I think they should try teaching even 1-3 grade topics in kindergarten! A lot of 10th grade stuff could be covered in third grade. And even TODAY they at least PRETEND in regular highschool to cover topics even 2 years into college for some of the more fortunate students. I think that should be made a STANDARD! Cut out the fluff, repitition, garbage, and propaganda, and it is MORE than doable!

That idiot teacher should have to pay back a years salary, and NEVER teach again!



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29 Aug 2009, 6:18 pm

The kid probably will understand that the teacher was an idiot. He'll still absorb some of the contempt and abuse that was heaped on him. All through my childhood I understood intellectually that bullies were weak and stupid... but I still always felt it was my fault for being their target. Whether the bully was a teacher or other kids, it does impact on you.



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29 Aug 2009, 11:49 pm

If I were a parent, a lawsuit would be the least of this teachers worries....damned coward, phoney, facist scumbag and malicious pukes like this teacher deserve nothing but contempt and disdain from everyone.She should be fired.All parents with any form of conscience and morals should refuse to pay their school fees until her employment is done away with.Id also recommend a petition to have her fired....and the damned facist union disbanded for condoning hatred against autistics. :evil: :twisted:


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30 Aug 2009, 7:29 am

I think it's time we stop requiring BS college degrees for "teaching" and actually hire people who are good with dealing with kids.

How any "educator" could stoop to such a tactic is beyond comprehension.



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30 Aug 2009, 7:36 am

SabbraCadabra wrote:
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Melissa Barton said that on May 21, 2008, her son Alex was "forced to stand in front of his peers and be told why 'they hated him,' with such comments as [Alex] is 'disgusting' and 'annoying,' 'He eats crayons,' 'Lies on the floor,' 'He eats paper' and 'He
eats his boogers."'

Barton didn't return to the class and finished the year in homeschooling, and has since been diagnosed with a form of autism called Asperger's syndrome, which may have caused his behavior.


...that sounds like typical childhood behaviour to me?


To me, too.



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30 Aug 2009, 7:38 am

mgran wrote:
The kid probably will understand that the teacher was an idiot. He'll still absorb some of the contempt and abuse that was heaped on him. All through my childhood I understood intellectually that bullies were weak and stupid... but I still always felt it was my fault for being their target. Whether the bully was a teacher or other kids, it does impact on you.


Yeah, I know. *I* was bullied TOO. I was bullied for my name, actions, inactions, demeaner, apparent attitude, and simply because I generally didn't really fight back. It DID affect me, but most just ran off because I don't put much weight into an idiots opinion, and most people attacking me physically just really couldn't hurt me.



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30 Aug 2009, 7:41 am

Spokane_Girl wrote:
SabbraCadabra wrote:
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Melissa Barton said that on May 21, 2008, her son Alex was "forced to stand in front of his peers and be told why 'they hated him,' with such comments as [Alex] is 'disgusting' and 'annoying,' 'He eats crayons,' 'Lies on the floor,' 'He eats paper' and 'He
eats his boogers."'

Barton didn't return to the class and finished the year in homeschooling, and has since been diagnosed with a form of autism called Asperger's syndrome, which may have caused his behavior.


...that sounds like typical childhood behaviour to me?

Or maybe I didn't have a typical childhood =/




Those sounds like unusual behavior to me. Maybe it looks typical to you because you did those things?

I know most people eat their boogers but they don't do it in public.


At age 5? Oh yes they do! Either that or the children I have known are very different than children in the rest of the world.



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30 Aug 2009, 7:46 am

zer0netgain wrote:
I think it's time we stop requiring BS college degrees for "teaching" and actually hire people who are good with dealing with kids.

How any "educator" could stoop to such a tactic is beyond comprehension.


Well, in a way, I am kind of saying the same thing. Although they should know the subject, understand how people learn, be able to explain well, and be able to work with kids. STILL, the educatioonal system should be improved such that getting a basic highschool education basically IS getting a basicc COLLEGE one! They could EASILY fit 2 years of college into highschool.



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30 Aug 2009, 8:18 am

Skilpadde wrote:
Spokane_Girl wrote:
SabbraCadabra wrote:
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Melissa Barton said that on May 21, 2008, her son Alex was "forced to stand in front of his peers and be told why 'they hated him,' with such comments as [Alex] is 'disgusting' and 'annoying,' 'He eats crayons,' 'Lies on the floor,' 'He eats paper' and 'He
eats his boogers."'

Barton didn't return to the class and finished the year in homeschooling, and has since been diagnosed with a form of autism called Asperger's syndrome, which may have caused his behavior.


...that sounds like typical childhood behaviour to me?

Or maybe I didn't have a typical childhood =/




Those sounds like unusual behavior to me. Maybe it looks typical to you because you did those things?

I know most people eat their boogers but they don't do it in public.


At age 5? Oh yes they do! Either that or the children I have known are very different than children in the rest of the world.

I know a 5-year-old kid who may or may not be on the spectrum that doesn't do any of that in public.

Remember, nobody behaves the same way. Just because you see it doesn't mean every kid does it.


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30 Aug 2009, 8:42 am

I think the teacher is ultimately responsible. A five year old is still a savage and will do what the tribal leader tells him to do.



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30 Aug 2009, 8:47 am

beau99 wrote:
Spokane_Girl wrote:
SabbraCadabra wrote:
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Melissa Barton said that on May 21, 2008, her son Alex was "forced to stand in front of his peers and be told why 'they hated him,' with such comments as [Alex] is 'disgusting' and 'annoying,' 'He eats crayons,' 'Lies on the floor,' 'He eats paper' and 'He
eats his boogers."'

Barton didn't return to the class and finished the year in homeschooling, and has since been diagnosed with a form of autism called Asperger's syndrome, which may have caused his behavior.


...that sounds like typical childhood behaviour to me?

Or maybe I didn't have a typical childhood =/




Those sounds like unusual behavior to me. Maybe it looks typical to you because you did those things?

I know most people eat their boogers but they don't do it in public.

Agreed...

I'll admit I did all those things. I definitely WAS NOT a normal kid...


Me too..well, past is PAST...


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