How do you feel about a teacher who cannot control a classroom?

Is it the role of an educator to be a disciplinarian?

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It's all about finding common ground and communicating. No teacher should be a disciplinarian. They should be gentle, loving, and understanding. Children are much more understanding than most adults give them credit for, and part of teaching is example. Discipline only teaches children that they can only get their desired response by inflicting some form of punishment on another. That's no way to teach.

Tastyfrzz · 61-69, M

@thedevilsdagger so when the kid acts up do you go over and ask if they need a hug?

thedevilsdagger · 41-45, F

@Tastyfrzz No, I'd ask them why they did what they did and ask if they need/want to talk about it. I'd also explain that what they did wasn't nice, and I'd explain why.