too strict for first graders?
it’s my daughters third week of 1st grade. week 1, the teacher stopped teaching and made the entire class write an apology letter to teacher for taking too long to flip to a certain page. my daughter said she did nothing wrong & questioned why she had to write one. teacher confirmed she was listening and did nothing wrong.
week 2, teacher said she’d take everyone’s recess away for not listening/not behaving for sub. made the kids walk/run laps at beginning of recess for 3 days. again, daughter said she did nothing wrong, doesn’t know why she has to participate.
week 3, another day of laps at recess.
the behavior chart sent home everyday confirms my child is not acting up. parent teacher conferences are coming up & i plan to address it… but only if i’m not wrong for being concerned here. i don’t want teacher to feel as though i’m coming at her, i just don’t think what she’s doing is working for *my* child. for what it’s worth, she was a 3rd grade teacher before moving to 1st.
is this appropriate action or am i being overprotective?