Teacher quietens kindergarten students with clothespins!

Well first I have to say that I'm appalled, by this behavior. I'm also flabbergasted that the the story only states that she won't work in "that school district" again. What about NOT teaching ANY where EVER again? Not being a violent person in general, I think that this would make me one and I would be the one at the end of the day going to jail if a teacher EVER in anyway shape or form laid 1 finger or anything else for that matter on my children. I don't care what they were doing, if misbehaving and you can't stop it then another adult needs to be called in and the parents called. I can't imagine my children doing ANYTHING that would warrant such behavior from an adult let alone a professional, supposedly trained in early childhood development. After all the stories that we have heard about teachers and their mean and abusive tactics, and the outrage of the parents does this still happen? I just can't fathom how they can for 1 moment think that it's o.k. for one and 2 that they think that they will get away with it. Maybe we should bring back public flogging, for such behavior?

I hope that she never works anywhere. She should be forced to do many hours of community service also! I have found when you get one that wants to talk to much, give them 1 minute to say all they can say. If they can not fill one full minute, they must refrain from talking for ANY reason for the rest of the class. This almost always works.

Hey folks, it sounds like there is a job opening in Ohio! What was that lady thinking? Never mind, she wasn't thinking....... Those clothes pins hurt, we used to use them to numb our earlobes before piercing them. I could not stand that pain, I opted for the ice. When my children were in grade school the teacher would hold up two fingers in a peace sign and the children knew that it meant immediate silence. I like the idea of one minute say what ever you have to say and then mum for the rest of the class. Any other good ideas out there to pass on to our teachers?

I am quite literally speechless on this one. What must have been going through her head? Did she really think she could do this and get away with it? She should never work as a teacher again in any school district.

Honestly I think she should not be allowed to work anywhere. There are much better tools available to teachers to use to teach classroom behavior lessons. This idea was not only a bad one but borders on abuse. If not out right abuse to begin with. I would be interested to know what charges may be files in her direction.

this person should not be allowed to work anywhere.she should be punished and maybe jailed.how can a sane person be so rude to kindergarteners?this is something that is really awful and the though of it makes me sick that there are people like this.i pity the kids who were put through this.it may harm them emotionally and put them into trauma and affect their future.

In my state all teachers have to complete mandatory child abuse reporter training. There is no way that could not be considered abuse. It had to have been very humiliating for the children, not to mention physically painful. We are talking about 5 year olds here! Most of the five year olds I know chatter like magpies anytime they are not sleeping. There are other ways to teach a child that there are times they need to be quiet. My five year old learned how to "zip it (pull an imaginary zipper across her lips) lock it (pretend to turn a lock at the corner of your mouth) and put it in your pocket (place the imaginary key in your pocket). She thinks it is hillarious and it always works. That woman can be glad she did not put a clothespin on my child's mouth.

Child abuse. She should be arrested and prosecuted, and barred from teaching for life.

Seems like she must have come from my era. Our teachers taped our mouths closed. It is sad, as I feel the teacher should have known better not to do that in this day and age especially. Although most teachers are fustrated from the conduct of the children, she is in the wrong profession if she must resort to this.

I can't really say what I think because your post would probably be deleted. Let's just say she needs a few clothespins of her own placed in a few strategic spots. Then duct tape her to a chair, put a dunce cap on her head and set her out on the lawn infront of the school for all to see. Oh and don't forget to call the media so this story can make headlines across the continent.

Surely some gaffer tape would have been more effective all the best urban

I can't believe this happened. Well, I guess I can't say that. I mean what is going on with these schools today and where are they getting these teachers from??!! It seems like every week or at least every other week I hear somethig in the news about some teacher somewhere abusing the children they teach. I know some of them also go from district to district and have not such a great trackrecord as they go. And yet, the schools continue to hire them. My siser-in-law is a teacher in the town we live in. She has been there for 22 years and she said it's actually kind of hard to get a teacher fired because of the unions and things like that. I think that's terrible that a union would protect someone who admitted to doing something like this to a child. Sorry, Iknow you're a proffessor and am not coming down on your profession. I know thre are lot of really outstanding teachers out there too.

That is so cruel! I can't believe that she was allowed to do this. Did the school not go and check on her classroom to make sure she was doing a good job. If I was one of the parents I would be going to the principle to raise some serious issues!

I am shocked a teacher would think they could do something like that in this day and age and get away with it. I live in Ireland and as far as I know corporal punishment hasn't been outlawed, but at the same time, it isn't used, either. All you know what would break loose if something like that ws done. Did the teacher think in a class of twenty plus not one of those kindergarteners was going to go home and rumble her? What a ding bat!

sadly, this story does not suprise me. I think much of the bullying is orchestrated by the teachers. Many of them have problems with control and a twisted idea of what constitutes appropriate and effective discipline. Before any school teacher jumps on me, belly-aching about what a hard time they have, please remember, I am a teacher in a maximum security prison. I have never had to raise my voice never mind playing such destructive mindgames. It is a bad teacher who feels the need to do anything like this, but while ever bullying is tollerated by schools, scared of the impact of negative publicity, this type of child abuse will continue blessed be

what! I think she should be thrown out of her profession! she don't deserve to handle the delicate mind of the youth. No wonder why there are lots of teens today behave so unacceptable. I think the first thing to do is to let her know that what she did is wrong and she don't have the rights to be proud of it.

My god, how could she have ever thought this was appropriate. The woman is insane as well as a complete bully and abuser of kids. I work with 3-4 year olds and the thought of someone doing this makes me feel sick. Kids this age are loving, willing to please and caring, but also very vunerable, so I am sure alot of them went along with this womans evil act, which makes it abuse. We really have to teach our kids to be able to protect themselves and question what they feel is wrong, even at this young age. I am sure it would stop alot of the abuse that does go on. I am sure this cannot be the first time she has done this, but sadly the first time she has been caught. There are some people who I believe go into the teaching profession to gain power over those weaker than themselves. I trust the majority of teachers who have taught my kids, but at the same time I am very aware of what can happen and as I work in the profession I sometimes see things that really winds me up, although thank god, nothing like this!!

What are my thoughts? Well I have a place on the teachers body for about a dozen clothespins wonder how'd she's like that? What a relief she won't be teaching, she'd be without part of her wages over the years if she did that to my kids she'd have to explain her actions in court because I'd have her charged. There's no excuse for this behaviour. If she hasn't better control than that she's in the wrong bussiness. Just my opinion.

I think that that is horrible. You trust when your kids go to school that they are going to be taken care of not abused. It really does not matter if they report her to the state board all she has to do is either move to another state and teach there. Iknow down here in Texas yout teaching degree to even be a substitute teacher and I think that it should be the same everywhere.

Bad teacher, its a really bad thing to do to kindergarden kids, i mean, their still so small and this teacher cant understand that kids are always playful _