Children Banned From Raising Hands In Class By School
So recently I came across a bit of news item that really shocked me when I read the headline. The headline said “Children Banned from raising their hands in class by school.” This is a strange development for me when I think of the thousands of years children have been raising their hands in school to get the attention of the teacher. It has never really been a problem before so why is it a problem now and is it such a grave problem that warrants the action taken?
According to the news report the reason for this drastic measure is that school officials believe that will reduce the disruptions in the classroom and that it will also help to promote a more inclusive and calmer atmosphere. So what they are asking students to do is to give the thumps up sign when they want to get the attention of the teacher or answer a question. So students between the ages of 7 and 11 are now asked to keep their arms lowered and give the thumbs up sign.
Now the real joke here is that these “brilliant” people at this school Burlington, East Yorkshire came up with this after an extended brainstorming session. Really, a brainstorming session? Where were the brains here? Their argument is that arm raising causes some students to not want to put up their arm because they have to be forceful when putting out their ideas and thoughts. Also according to the principal some students will put their arms up in front of other students create some degree of chaos. It’s like going to the doctor and finding out you have a certain undiagnosed problem and then seeking undiagnosed compensation and being told you must verbalize your request because filling out the forms is too time consuming.
Now they have even put up signs to encourage the practice. Who are they fooling? What is really happening is that the teachers are unable to maintain classroom control. I don’t believe that these children are any more aggressive in their enthusiasm in getting their teachers attention than students of the past, so what is the real problem. Maybe it is that these teachers need more training or something because the thumbs up will sooner or later recreate the problem it was meant to eliminate.
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