Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Kindergarten Classrooms I teach kindergarten and each teacher on our team have students who misbehave frequently and have constant behavioral issues. The administration is reward those students when they do well in attempt to improve their behavior. However the other students are seeing these students being rewarded and now they are wondering why they don't get those same rewards. It is a difficult situation. How can we improve the behavior of some of these students without making a difference? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) There are times when bad behavior has to be rewarded just to get students to see that good behavior is expected. I would definitely try to go above and beyond for those who are always behaving well. If you keep track of student behavior and reward students who meet specific behavior goals. I think its ok to differentiate behavior goals for students who struggle with behavior. You could make the reward for students who always behave an ice cream party or something big and the reward for students who misbehave something good but not as great as an ice cream party.                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: Students shouldn't be rewarded for bad behavior. If they try to be good and succeed if only for a few hours during the school day they can be rewarded, but not just for bad behavior. If students get a reward for misbehaving then the good students may question why they are always trying to be good. Letting the students who behave have a big reward like a party or extra free time is a great idea. If students are attempting to behave more they can be included with extra time or the treasure box, however if they are continuously misbehaving they could be sent to a room next door since they can't participate (as long as the majority of the class is getting it). They were given ample opportunities to try to behave, and maybe seeing what they miss out on will help them realize that they should be good so they can participate next time. Rated On: October 4, 2015 3:10 pm Rated By: ubuXes