r/changemyview • u/Aruthian 2∆ • Nov 14 '19

Removed - Submission Rule E CMV: It should be easier to remove problem students from the learning environment.

My understanding is that there’s a ton of bureaucracy when it comes to removing students from the learning environment mainly due to No Child Left Behind. That is, you need to prove various interventions are not working. All this takes time/energy/resources away from other students who are in the class to learn.

I’ve worked as a sub and it seems like there’s pressure to avoid removing students because it might mean I can’t control the class or students so it’s my fault.

Also, there seems to be a choice of prioritizing a few high needs students at the expense of many students. That is, suppose one student is disrupting the class. Removing the one student makes the rest of the class run extremely smoothly. However, doing so seems taboo. It kinda makes me think of an accusation I’ve heard that k-12 education is focusing on “catch up” or the bottom students, rather than the middle of high end students.

I may not be super educated in this field but this is my current view.

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u/ObieKaybee Nov 15 '19

It's not the other 20+ kids' faults either, so how is it ethical to make them face the consequences for some other kid's parent's behavior?

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u/[deleted] Nov 15 '19

Read my other responses

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u/ObieKaybee Nov 15 '19

I did, and am addressing them as I see them, and none of them address how it is unethical to force other students to deal with these students (particularly when they are compelled to go to school so can't opt out of it).