Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Disruptive Students I have an influx of students who has repeatedly demonstrated acting out behaviors both in and outside of the classroom. I will describe their behavior as "very disruptive" during instructional time. I am becoming increasingly concerned because their behavior has become more aggressive as the alternative school population increase. Some of the students are having difficulty getting along with other students because of former incidents at their home school. Some students are very defiant and often fail to follow directions. Some of the parents aren't great solutions to the problem. Some of the students has been very aggressive towards other students. These behaviors have resulted in rejection and general isolation from the other children. Regarding their academic skills, some of the students are good students academically, however, their behavior hinders others. When some are redirected their behavior some often refuses to cooperate, which subsequently leads to extended periods of off-task behavior. These behaviors aren't everyday but they have often. I have gained a rapport with students, but what strategies should be put in place to help assist with this problem. Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) I personally would inform the students that inside the classroom, their diruptions will not be tolerated because the classroom is a learning environment. They have a choice to start following the rules and be the model students they are capable of being or they can face the consequences and lose privelages because of their constant disruption of the class because it is unfair to the other students. They can consider that as their warning and the next time it will be a refferral for continuous disrupption of the class. I would also inform parents of those options as well. Become a strict teacher and stick to your guns. Start writing students up, send them to the office,and take away the priveleges the students enjoy most until start cooperating. Make an example out of the students who want to disrupt class for the attention and be consistent then the rest will behave once they see it wont be tolerated. One task that I have used and proven successful is make the entire class face a consequence for the actions of a few. Having their peers upset with them many times will regulate the few to better for the good of the whole and be in good standings with them. Not textbook but effective. While we want the students to be in a relaxed in environment in the classroom, they still need to know who is in control.