05-29-2008, 01:17 AM
We are talking about kindergarten here. For some kids this is the first time they spend more than a few hours a day away from their mommies. They take naps and finger paint. It is not a freshman college course. Kindergarten kids should not be singled out for peer review or subjected to sociological experiments. Whether there was any intention to actually kick the kid out of the class is a minor issue compared to the actual process. Removing the kid from the class may be the one aspect of the thing that would be somewhat appropriate. Having 5 year old kids vote on it is not appropriate on any level. Parent-teacher conference would seem a bit more logical. I'm sure the media is running full steam with this, but it's hard to imagine a set of circumstances that would lead me to believe this teacher is fit to continue teaching young children.