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Wednesday, April 17, 1974
University Daily Kansan
Reports Vary on Rates of Learning After Program
From Page 7
problems adjusting to conventional classrooms.
"Kids are very adaptable," she said, "Perhaps adaptable than fourth-grade."
when students reach the third grade in behavior analysis, they have the opportunity to work in the "independent room." They earn this privilege by not exceeding a set number of misbehaviors in regular classroom over a period of two days.
According to aides in the third grade class, the children get certain special privileges, such as eating lunch in the room, attending a party, learn their lunch into the independent room.
The independent room is staffed by only one teacher. Children receive their assignments and are allowed to work on homework. The teacher checks their assignments, the teacher checks their work. When a student accomplishes a certain amount of work, he earns free time to participate in other activities. He can either attend immediately or save it for the end of the day.
None of the parents interviewed said behavior analysis hurt their child's adjustment to a conventional classroom. Higgins said her fifth grade daughter had no
trouble at all when she moved to a conventional classroom.
Although Frank Garcia of 614 Lake St. said his sixth grade daughter didn't have trouble adjusting to a conventional classroom, he didn't think she was learning as well.
"It's quite a change for them," he said.
"When they go into the other class, they aren't learning half as much as they were before."
Two parents interviewed had moved their children into a conventional classroom because they weren't pleased with the behavior analysis class.
Nancy Swearingen, RPD 3, said she was "very happy" with the way her son was getting along in the conventional kitchen and finished in January at Woodland School.
Melba Davenport of 835 Lyons St. also transferred her child into a conventional classroom. Davenport said her daughter was under less pressure, learning more and more eager to go to school than she had been under behavior analysis.
The token economy of the behavior analysis program has also drawn criticism from parents. Sweatarnt said she "didn't see the idea of paying tokens for everything."
taken for granted." Swearingen said.
"Kids get tokens for things that should be
Kathy Daniels of RFD 3 said, "I don't think the children should have to buy their extra curricular activities." Daniels' son is a kindergartener at Woodlaown.
Other parents said the token system was a practical way of rewarding the children.
Willie Brown of 1320 Haskell Ave, said he thought the token system gave his son a real friend.
Garcia compared the token economy in the classroom with the American economic system. "You wouldn't do a job and not expect pay," he said.
The most severe discipline dealt out at the behavior analysis school is a three-minute 'time out' during which a child is required to sit away from his classmates.
"I like the time out for the reason that it is very difficult to be both a reinforce and a response."
"There is discipline, but there isn't punishment."
Although some parents have said that
follow teachers ignore bad
behaviors.
"If a kid is just sitting there doing nothing, that's okay," Bushell said.
However, she explained that breaking classroom rules such as hitting other students is very common.
Swearingen said she noticed that her
son's behavior worsened after he began the behavior analysis program.
Other parents said they experienced no disciplinary problems with their children in behavior analysis classes, and some said they had improved their behavior at home had even improved.
A teacher who teaches former behavior analysis children said that they were "more aggressive" when she taught them.
"Discipline-wise, they were very chatter," said another teacher.
Although the parents are undecided, the children are almost unanimously in favor of the new plan.
Wanda Cappo of 417 N. 99 SL, data clerk or Follow Through, and the children at school. (Credit: Lori Miles)
There were 96 children in the program when the survey was given. Of these, 93 answered the survey and two were absent. Eight-one of the children said they liked the program, 10 said they were against the program and two were undecided.
About 95 per cent of the children said that they wanted to come to school on Saturday, Copp said, and most of the children didn't go to a classroom with only one teacher.
Teachers in Follow Through said they didn't believe their way was the only way to succeed.
"I can certainly understand why people
could disagree with the concept (of behavior analysis) that a system requires a have a choice of systems.
Even teachers who have spoken out against the program said there probably were too many.
"There are some good things about it, but it needs to be modified a tremendous amount to be practical," one teacher said. "I think we need technical and I feel it不重要 to the children."
Another teacher said, "I think the program should be stopped, re-evaluated and realigned to see the good things about it. I'm sure there are many, many points that have been overlooked because of all the unsatisfactory things that have come out of it so far."
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