One day last week I witnessed something I should never have seen in a classroom.

I had a teacher have her students write a letter listing all the things one of the students did wrong. It bothered me so much - especially because I flat out asked the child what happened, and he said that they were throwing rocks and kicking him so he did it back.

We've had LONG conversations about walking away when you are mad/angry/upset.

So far, he has had an awesome week (earning enough rewards that his mom is going to take him out to dinner tonight and he gets a special reward from another teacher tomrrow). He knows that he can walk away to either me or two other teachers who will listen and care. It apparently worked.

Now, if only we could fix things for this child - even if it means switching his teacher - yes I know it's March, but it seems necessary.