Quoting MissMonteCarlo:

The school I work at has the most ridiculous behaviour management system. Pupils will get a certificate at the end of the week if they attend for a full week and get no warnings. However, if a child gets a warning say on a Monday, that?s it. No certificate, so no real incentive to behave. On the 4th week, which was this Friday just passed. I had to print out weekly certificates, then another set for all those who attended for 4 weeks, then another set for all those who behaved for 4 weeks. The whole school does this. I have to laugh when the deputy head got the printer jammed as she did not order a4 coloured paper but some weird inbetween a4 and a3 size. I thought serves you right for having such a stupid system.

They do not do golden time (fun half hour) instead they spend the entire assembly handing out pieces of paper. Not only do they destroy an Amazon rainforest in the process, the kids could not care less. I'll find these crumpled up certificates in their tray. I've asked the deputy head and she won't listen. I just wish an outside body could come in and make them see sense.

However, I do have a slight plan. I thought I could volunteer to launch an eco committee. All school have them these days apart from the backward school I'm at. I could have a pupil representative from each year to look at ways in how to make this school environmental friendly and aim for gaining a green flag for the school. That would mean bye bye paper wastage, hello golden time.

Honestly if I asked my kids, would you rather have a piece of paper or earn yourself a fun half hour. I bet I know what the answer would be.

sarah :-) (rant over)

The school I work at has the most ridiculous behaviour management system. Pupils will get a certificate at the end of the week if they attend for a full week and get no warnings. However, if a child gets a warning say on a Monday, that?s it. No certificate, so no real incentive to behave. On the 4th week, which was this Friday just passed. I had to print out weekly certificates, then another set for all those who attended for 4 weeks, then another set for all those who behaved for 4 weeks. The whole school does this. I have to laugh when the deputy head got the printer jammed as she did not order a4 coloured paper but some weird inbetween a4 and a3 size. I thought serves you right for having such a stupid system.

They do not do golden time (fun half hour) instead they spend the entire assembly handing out pieces of paper. Not only do they destroy an Amazon rainforest in the process, the kids could not care less. I'll find these crumpled up certificates in their tray. I've asked the deputy head and she won't listen. I just wish an outside body could come in and make them see sense.

However, I do have a slight plan. I thought I could volunteer to launch an eco committee. All school have them these days apart from the backward school I'm at. I could have a pupil representative from each year to look at ways in how to make this school environmental friendly and aim for gaining a green flag for the school. That would mean bye bye paper wastage, hello golden time.

Honestly if I asked my kids, would you rather have a piece of paper or earn yourself a fun half hour. I bet I know what the answer would be.

sarah :-) (rant over)