Middle School English

I am just the Ed Specialist helping out in an English class.  This students sit at their desks and write on the computer.  The teacher sits at his desk on his computer as well.  The assignments are listed on the white board in front of the class.  I have yet to find a student who wants any help.  Half way through the class, the teacher annouces to move to your partner and start writing your short story.  Students move and now there is more talking in the class.  Teacher is still sitting at his computer.  I have walked around a few times.  I have asked students to stop playing a game.  I get up again and now two students are playing a game instead of writing their story.  The teacher then shouts out who has not replied to the prompt in Google Classroom.  I still don’t understand the purpose to co-teaching.  I don’t feel helpful in the middle school classroom.

Why Our Children Are So Bored at School

This was published May 16, 2016 and I can’t find more details about the OT who published this.

The author feels our students come to school emotionally unavailable for learning. I am having trouble with this keyboard as it is putting in periods whenever it feels like it..  I. Hope I can remember to correct all of this...

She feels children’s brains are affected by

1. Technology I have a 1st. Grade Student who does not want to be at school. Because he would rather be home playing Minecraft.  Now in second grade he cannot write well enough.  To read what he writes..   School. Is. Too. Boring for.  Him
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2.. Kids are getting everything they want. When they want it. Parents are forgetting to teach delayed gratification. Students are used to getting what ever they want when they wanted it.


3. Kids rule.  The world. Students won’t eat the school lunch because they don’t like the food. Children are dictating how to parent them. Students arrive at school irritable, anxious and inattentive.

4.  Endless fun.  We have created a world with no dull moments. For our children.  “ This basic. Monotonous work that trains the brain to be workable and function under. ‘Boredom,,’. Which is the same ‘Muscle’ that is required to eventually be teachable at school.”

5.  Limited social interaction.  We are all so busy. We give out electronics to help our kids be busy and. Quiet.  Technology has replaced outdoor time.
Make Note — “The brain is just like a muscle that is trainable and re-trainable.  If you want. Your child. To be able to wait, you need to teach him patience.”

So you should...
1. Limit. Technology
2. Have family dinners, play board game, have family nights.
3.. Delay. Gratification — make them wait.

Avoid technology use. In cars and restaurants
Limit. Constant snacking.

Set limits

Develop chores for them to help you
Teach social skills.