by
Muhammad Aman , Subject Specialist in teaching field PHYSICS , Education Department
There may be actions and situations that can increase a child’s need to dissociate or remain dissociated while in the classroom.
A teacher or other child grabbing or physically restraining the child (especially if the child has experienced or witnessed physical abuse)
A teacher labeling the child (rather than a particular behavior) as “bad”, “lazy”, “manipulative” (especially if the child has experienced or witnessed emotional abuse)
A teacher yelling beyond a raised voice
The child experiencing or witnessing bullying
The child seeing something reminiscent of a trauma (e.g., seeing the flame of a Bunsen burner in the science class if the child experienced a traumatic house fire.