Alissa shared that she had a defiant student in her yearbook class. Others of you could see that you might have this same kind of challenging student in your classes.
Take a look at the site below and the strategies suggested. Each of you should select a student or group of students you could use these strategies with and describe the student's characteristics briefly. Next week, let us know how things are going. Be sure to share the site and your plan with your cooperating teacher.
http://www.interventioncentral.org/index.php/challenging-students/146-working-with-defiant-kids-communication-tools-for-teachers
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So one of the main words that I kept reading in the article that stood out to me was "command." I think that this is the strategy that I will apply first to my student Frank who thinks things run on Frank time. I need to make it clear to him that the what I ask himt o get done isn't an option. He was not in school much this week so I have not had a chance to apply this yet. He has been very mean to Sarah (my coop. teacher) and that is something I want to make clear that I will not accept for her or myself. That will be interesting! He is currently failing and not applying himself but he is out editor/chief of yearbook, Sarah and I have considered asking him to hand the position off to someone willing to accept the responsibility.
Thanks for posting, Alissa. Will you then follow the steps suggested after giving him a command? Truthfully, it sounds like you are in a position to ask him to resign and/or replace him for someone who is willing to accept the responsibility. Is there an associate editor?
There are a couple students I have in mind when I think of my future struggles. One of them is getting transferred to a charter school within the week (score one for the good guys), and the other one doesn't fit the typical trouble kid profile.
She is actually a brilliant, very successful student grade-wise. She jumps at any chance to take advantage of the teacher.
What's interesting about the classes I'm teaching is, I will be teaching these kids some of the strategies in this article for them to use during the next week. Almost feels like I am giving them my sacred secrets!! Does this mean they will have the tools to counter my counter move?!
Anyway, I have definitely been pre-planning in my head on how to deal with her. I know the face-saving exit strategies would work with her. And, backing her in a corner would definitely be the death of me. But, here's hoping I don't even get to the face-saving level.
I'm Brandon, they should just like me and want to be awesome in my presence. Right?
<3,
B
One student I have in mind is not necessarily badly behaved, but the opposite actually. He is very popular, and well liked by both students and teachers. The problem exists when he gets off task and brings other students into his conversations. He is a big guy with a booming voice, so it can be hard to overcome.
What I found works is to join their off-task conversation and comment on one or two things, and then bring them back to the lesson in a friendly, non-authoritative way. It seems to work to sacrifice a minute to joke around with them to get them back on task faster, as opposed to trying to battle them in front of the class, or even pull him aside, because then the class thinks he was in trouble and can bring sides (where students are always on each others' side).
This builds class comradery, but also allows us to get done the days lesson material.
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