Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Genuis! I have one student who feels as though he is so far ahead of us that he doesn't need to pay attention. While he is very smart, he has not been exposed to all of the content I am presenting. He doesn't pay attention and thus does poorly on assessments. When he receives small group remediation he does fine. How can I get him to pay attention the FIRST time? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) I have the same situation right now and I haven't figured out what to do. Right now, I'm letting him do it his way, "bomb" it, see his grade, and we redo it. We redo it during this preferred activities time. I'm honest with him and tell him because he wasted class time refusing help and instruction that we have to redo it during his time. I also let him see that other students did their work the first time so they get their free time while he has to redo it. It's helped some but again I haven't completely figured it out.                 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 Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: I feel like it may be inappropriate to show a student the work of another student. Rated On: October 16, 2015 2:36 am Rated By: uJuPyS                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No 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 No Comments: telling the student anything is wasting time might be off putting. Rated On: October 16, 2015 3:04 pm Rated By: Robert Hendler                 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 is exactly what I would do in this situation. This is very helpful! Rated On: October 16, 2015 8:45 pm Rated By: ezuXuD                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case No The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: I don't think this will help the student. Rated On: October 18, 2015 1:38 am Rated By: yZanaJ                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case No The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: I would not let him fail the test first and then go back and fix the problem. I would fix the problem before he has a chance to fail it. Rated On: October 18, 2015 5:31 am Rated By: Miranda Kuhn                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No 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 No Comments: This isn't really an effective solution... Rated On: October 18, 2015 3:17 pm Rated By: eVaVeH                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No 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 No Comments: As a teacher, you shouldn't really let your students "bomb" it on purpose. Even though this student may think that he or she is too smart for the average classroom, he or she still needs proper instruction. When his behavior and attitudes are a disruption, set him aside and give him work to practice and meet with him one on one and figure out how to best get at his level. Rated On: October 18, 2015 6:05 pm Rated By: Hedese                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No 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 No Comments: This solution is not helpful to the student and or the teacher. Rated On: October 18, 2015 9:05 pm Rated By: tygaBu                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No 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 No Comments: I would never do this! This is wrong! Rated On: February 28, 2016 6:43 pm Rated By: tuWyDe                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No 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 No Comments: You are watching your student fail, instead of helping him learn the material. This is a bad example of how to help students. Rated On: March 5, 2016 6:53 pm Rated By: paTaHe                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No 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 No Comments: I don't think this helps the situation or benefits the student. This may be a one time fix, but not long term. Rated On: October 10, 2016 12:00 am Rated By: uHudyt                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No 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 No Comments: This is not a beneficial solution for the student. I would not compare the student to others Rated On: October 4, 2017 10:31 pm Rated By: aRaLeg                 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 No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: If they have the chance to redo it, there is little reason to pay attention the first time. If it's pass or fail, learning the hard way of doing it right the first time may be exactly what they need. Rated On: October 10, 2017 3:50 pm Rated By: yGeHyz                 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: I think a lesson in humility is not necessarily bad idea. See that there can be academic consequences to not paying attention, but instead of penalizing them, give them another chance for a redo Rated On: February 23, 2020 11:50 pm Rated By: Vanessa Tuliau