Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Refused to do anything he did not want to do A classroom situation I had was a freshman student who absolutely refused to do anything he did not want to do. The frustrating part was not that he would not participate but that his teachers allowed it to happen because it was better that he was at school than at his home. It was frustrating because (1) the student was not learning and (2) the student obviously had a horrible homelife. Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) Try to make him think things are his ideas. I generally use this on my younger kids I work with and that's easier to present an idea to them by saying things like "don't you think this would be a great idea!?" but it is worth a shot for this student. Maybe finding things he is interested in and gearing assignments for just him. It sounds like he is lost at home and losing him at school as well. Try to regain his attention before he is checked out all together.