Managing Behavior
Scenario 1: You have a student who constantly interrupts the lesson by speaking out, making noises, or bothering someone around him/her.
First you can address the class and remind them of the proper procedures to speak up or get the teachers attention. You can also change this student’s seat to be closer to your desk. This will deter a lot of students from acting out.
Scenario 2: You have a student who never finishes work on time and you know he/she understands how to do it. You are frustrated.
It’s important to stay calm and not let your frustration show. Calmly talk to the student before or after class and work out a plan to get the student to start finishing his/her work. Follow the layout Wong has lay out in “My Action Plan.” Keep working on it until the student starts showing progress. What is important is to make the student responsible for his/her own learning.
Scenario 3: This student simply won't follow directions. Either he/she is not paying attention or did not hear the directions correctly, but you know you will have to repeat every direction just for this student.
Again it’s important to stay calm and not let your frustration show. Remind the whole class of the proper procedure when the teacher is giving directions. A good idea could also be to write the directions on the board or provide a printout of the directions for a given activity. If the problem persist, have the student go to the nurse’s office to have his/her hearing check to make sure it’s not a hearing disability.
Scenario 4: One or several of your students use profanity and put-downs. This is hurting the morale of the entire class.
This is a very serious matter and should not be taken lightly. It should be a rule that students need to respect each other. Follow your discipline plan, be consistent, don’t let student get away with cursing and being disrespectful. Call parent if you need to as well. It could also be helpful to have a class discussion on what respect is and how what people say can hurt. And don’t be afraid to ask the other teachers for help and advice.
Scenario 5: The students in your class just seem to refuse to be quiet, to pay attention, or be cooperative. You have not had this problem before and are not quite sure why it is happening now.
Stay calm and rehearse the procedure and routines you have set up for the class as many times as needed. It might take away from your lessons, but so will correcting and disciplining each child every day. Keep rehearsing and going over the proper procedures and rules of the class until students start cooperating. If you do have to hand out a punishment, be consistent and fair.
First you can address the class and remind them of the proper procedures to speak up or get the teachers attention. You can also change this student’s seat to be closer to your desk. This will deter a lot of students from acting out.
Scenario 2: You have a student who never finishes work on time and you know he/she understands how to do it. You are frustrated.
It’s important to stay calm and not let your frustration show. Calmly talk to the student before or after class and work out a plan to get the student to start finishing his/her work. Follow the layout Wong has lay out in “My Action Plan.” Keep working on it until the student starts showing progress. What is important is to make the student responsible for his/her own learning.
Scenario 3: This student simply won't follow directions. Either he/she is not paying attention or did not hear the directions correctly, but you know you will have to repeat every direction just for this student.
Again it’s important to stay calm and not let your frustration show. Remind the whole class of the proper procedure when the teacher is giving directions. A good idea could also be to write the directions on the board or provide a printout of the directions for a given activity. If the problem persist, have the student go to the nurse’s office to have his/her hearing check to make sure it’s not a hearing disability.
Scenario 4: One or several of your students use profanity and put-downs. This is hurting the morale of the entire class.
This is a very serious matter and should not be taken lightly. It should be a rule that students need to respect each other. Follow your discipline plan, be consistent, don’t let student get away with cursing and being disrespectful. Call parent if you need to as well. It could also be helpful to have a class discussion on what respect is and how what people say can hurt. And don’t be afraid to ask the other teachers for help and advice.
Scenario 5: The students in your class just seem to refuse to be quiet, to pay attention, or be cooperative. You have not had this problem before and are not quite sure why it is happening now.
Stay calm and rehearse the procedure and routines you have set up for the class as many times as needed. It might take away from your lessons, but so will correcting and disciplining each child every day. Keep rehearsing and going over the proper procedures and rules of the class until students start cooperating. If you do have to hand out a punishment, be consistent and fair.