Overall though, it sounds like it was not a good decision to move Brent a second time in the classroom because it seems like he was doing a great job and making a lot of progress in Cassandra's classroom. The first move of separating the boys was a great decision of the teachers. With this move, the boys were able to be themselves and have the individualized attention that they probably did not get at home. Because of the move, they were not able to feed off of each others aggression, and were able to focus more on their work in the classroom and making friends with the other students.
It sounds like both boys were making a lot of progress in their separate classrooms and by their parents making the decision (with an unknown reason) of moving Bret again it made it a lot more difficult for him to re-adjust as because he had already been moved, he probably could not feel comfortable in a classroom because it did not feel like a permanent fixture to him. So, I believe that the decision to move Brent a second time was not good as he was making progress in his new classroom and adjusting to another caregiver and classroom with new students was too many changes for him at once. Moving Brent changed his safe and stable learning environment that he was beginning to establish.
I would agree with you. I have seen how challenging change can be in a child's life. The kids in my class this summer had to deal with teachers leaving their rooms. Since August 2008 the class had gone through about 3 teachers and 4 teacher assistants. The students had to constantly readjust to new teachers, new teaching styles, and new ways of discipline. Change can definitely be good in a classroom, but sometimes it is unnecessary and leads to more trouble than it is worth.
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