Figure 1.-- Children in prep schools seem generally well behaved and purposeful. We never observed a seriously disruptive child in our many classroom visits.
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Figure 1.-- Children in prep schools seem generally well behaved and purposeful. We never observed a seriously disruptive child in our many classroom visits. |
Prep schools normally have fewer discipline problems because the families the children come from generally produce more disciplined children than some of the children entering state schools. Prep school children may be more spoiled when they arrive at school, but they are less likely to be disruptive. We say this not only because the childrn tend to come from affluent families, but als listening to the teachers discuss their pupils in the teacher's lounge. Prep schools simply do not tolerate disruptive children. One or two disruptive students can not only monopolize a teacher's time, but change the whole atmosphere in a classroom. Schools will attemp to work with difficult children. Prep schools require a level od politeness and civility that state school teachers are unable to demand. Children who do not respond and continue causung problems are eventually asked to leave. As a result, prep school teachers can focus their time and energy on real teaching without the disruptive distractions that state school teachers must contend with.
