My son is in a very small public school. (65 kids/grades K-6). There is no choice of classrooms (or teachers), since there is only one classroom per grade or multi-grade. My son has ADD (and possilbly another LD), his classroom is a mess! There is stuff everywhere, if you needed a place to become distracted, it would be that room. How can I request that his teacher clean things up, without offending her? (She’s been at the school for over 8 years and the accumulation is incredible.)
I could be that teacher...
and I”d have loved a parent volunteer that did nothing but help me keep order, might still be teaching if I”d found one.
Get to k now the lady… you could go in ostensibly to clean up your kid’s stuff and see whether she’s defensive about her untidiness or whether she’d welcome at least help with a specific task (like the stuff on that back wall, the student folders…)
Re: Classroom Mess & ADD
You might suggest a corral or small area that your son can go to, “his office”, that could be in a corner or out of the way spot. Be sure the area is free of clutter. Corrals may be purchased at most teacher stores rather inexpensively and are often made of cardboard and therefore easy to set up anywhere. He can go to “his office” when he feels that he needs time away from the clutter or other classroom distractions during independent work. This suggestion may get her to think about the distractions in her room that are probably affecting other students as well as your son.
Re: Classroom Mess & ADD
I would like to know How do the teachers of children affected with ADD supposed to treat the student. I feel like my sons teacher whom is his 6th grade teacher and my son is 13. I feel that she is not teaching him as she should, she is more focused on getting my son out of the class and into detention, ISS or suspension. Please send me some information on what I can do to help my situation. Thanks
Sincerely
Ms. Debra Grimes
Re: Classroom Mess & ADD
I would like to know How do the teachers of children affected with ADD supposed to treat the student. I feel like my sons teacher whom is his 6th grade teacher and my son is 13. I feel that she is not teaching him as she should, she is more focused on getting my son out of the class and into detention, ISS or suspension. Please send me some information on what I can do to help my situation. Thanks
Sincerely
Ms. Debra Grimes
Re: Classroom Mess & ADD
ask for a teacher conference, if your son is on an iep, call a team meeting and discuss what is going on, find out if his add is a factor in whatever the teacher calls misbehavior, try to make a plan to circumvent whatever behavior is going on. If he is antsy, she could let him run an errand, if it is schoolwork related accommodations may need to be implemented and more supervision warranted by the teacher(like for turning in homework). I don’t know about disruptive behavior, a behavior plan could be implemented. He probly should be identified in order to get accommodations you didn’t mention if he is. If he is not and you don’t get satisfaction from a teacher /parent conference, then get an appt with the principal and include the teacher. As far as the errand, I know one child whose teacher writes a note saying ‘x needs to take a movement break, please sign this note and send him back’. It works to refocus him and he feels like he is doing something useful. I hope this helped, let us know how things go.
This is a hard one. The only thing I can think of is asking this teacher if she takes parent volunteers on a regular basis. Try to get in there one afternoon a work and help him. Through that, you might be able to build some bridges and one day offer to tackle some of the mess for him.
Are the aisles clear? Maybe it’s a violation of the fire code for school classrooms. The other thought is call your local fire code inspector and see what they say.
Good luck.