Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Blurting Out The year has gotten off to a great start except for one thing. In one of my classes, I have a student who seems too eager to please, and blurts out answers to questions whenever I try to have a teacher-led discussion. What should I do? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) If I were in your position, I would just ignore the student blurting out. I would ask my question and call on the student who is waiting patiently with his/her hand up. After calling on him/her, I would then say something along the lines of "Jenny, I like the way you waited with your handup silently" or "Jenny, thank you for raising your hand". This might then model the correct way to wait patiently instead of blurting out answers. Once see that the student who is blurting out raise their hand, I would automatically praise that student for raising their hand and waiting patiently. I would also have activities that allow the students to talk freely and not have to worry about raising their hands to speak.                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: Rated On: March 2, 2013 2:33 pm Rated By: eHeGuL                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: This helps correct the behavior without embarrassing the student. The student can express herself in a group without worrying about raising her hand. Rated On: October 12, 2016 3:32 pm Rated By: pyGyga