Learning difficulties, traumas and domestic violence –those are just some of the underlying causes of behavioral problems among schoolchildren. According to the Czech School Inspectorate, the number of children with behavioral problems has increased in recent years and teachers are ill prepared to deal with the challenge.
The case of a fourth grader physically attacking his class teacher made headlines in September, although few details were released due to the child’s age. Nevertheless, education specialists and pediatricians warn that the number of young children suffering from mental problems, self-harming or channeling their aggression outward – towards teachers and classmates -has been growing and that the Czech school system and teachers themselves are ill prepared to deal with it.
The Government’s Commissioner for Human Rights Klára Šimáčková Laurenčíková says that in many schools children are automatically punished for misbehaving and teachers generally have little time, space and experience to try to get to the root of the problem.
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Authors: Daniela Lazarová, Patrik Salát, Source:Český rozhlas