Funny, I don't punish kids for chewing on their own crayons, or for not knowing material. In fact I don't think I've taken recess away from anyone yet this year. Last year I had to take recess away from a kid because he would not stop calling the girls nasty names and stirring up other trouble. He lost his recess permanently and worked with a first grade class as a helper during his recesses.

I do punish kids for deliberately annoying other children and for destroying other people's property.

It's always interesting to hear people's anecdotes about one or two children - usually their own. Bear in mind that I have around 30 children in my classroom and I have worked with over 500 different 10 year olds in my teaching career. I have had ADD types of all sorts. Not every kid with ADD is exactly the same.

Veronica