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No sleep
By Betsy

I don't know if this can work for older students, but I have worked out a plan with my school's office staff for when I have a student who is just too sleepy to attend to my lessons. We have several beds in the sick room,
and when a child is too sleepy to be a productive part of the class, he/she goes to the office and takes a nap. Kids HATE this, especially young ones because they don't want anyone thinking they need a nap. Naps are for babies. If I have to send a child more than once, I call home, explaining the procedure, and then ask as tactfully as possible about their bedtime, and if they are getting

to bed at a reasonable hour. Most of the time the parents agree that the child is hard to get out of bed in the morning, and they just aren't getting to bed as early as they should. I don't use this very often, usually only when a student is so tired he/she cannot participate appropriately or when he/she tells me that they are too tired to do something, but perks up at recess time. One or two trips to the office for a "nap" almost always cures the problem. Hope this helps.