Originally Posted by annette
Originally Posted by mountainmom2011
When you are in a group (whether it's sports, clubs, or school) the teacher/leader has to maintain some sort of structure or control over the kids. It can't be a free-for-all or it just wouldn't work. That's part of being in a group.


Sure, but quietly painting your nails at your desk doesn't seem disruptive.
Especially, if she stopped when asked to.

Depending on the situation and the class it can be disruptive and if I saw a student doing it I would ask them to stop, primarily for the reason that that is not the intended purpose of markers. If a student of mine wants to doodle on paper while I'm teaching I don't really see a problem with that. In fact, I believe doodling helps with listening and retention of info.