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I have a Kindergarten student who is extremely disrespectful and rude. He talks back to teachers, makes snide remarks to other students such as "Duh, I already knew that", he tells me "I don't want to do this", he told the parapro after having to move his clip to red (loss of recess) "That's why I don't like you". He smacks his lips when having to move his clip because of misbehavior. He slams his clip on the behavior chart when he does move it. I have tried consequences such as loss of recess, silent lunch, and timeout another teacher's classroom. His desk is in the far back corner of the classroom as well. I have been in contact with his mother almost on a daily basis about his behavior. I have also had the principal have a chat with him. Nothing seems to be working. What else can I do?!?!?
Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!)
All of the solutions I read are good. You definitely want to praise all the positive you can. I would not reward positive behaviors with tangible treats but you could let him eat in the classroom with you each day. Get to know him. When a child likes his or her teacher, the misbehaviors start to diminish. I had a student like this. He was the most unlikeable kid ever! He called me all kinds of names and tried to pull the earrings out of my ears/climb out the window, etc. I found out that he played basketball and I showed up to his game one evening. After that, things started changing. I would let him eat lunch with me in the classroom and we would talk about basketball and all kinds of things. I found out that the reason he acted out so badly (other than the fact that he had mental disorders) was that he was severely embarrassed when he got in trouble or got something wrong. That was his coping technique. We made a deal and created nonverbal cues between us to use when he was misbehaving or for him to use when he wanted to raise his hand to look smart, but didn't really know the answer. I am not saying that he never misbehaved again, but it got so much better.
 
     
     
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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: Great solution
Rated On: October 15, 2015 12:22 am
Rated By: Thomas Smallwood
 
     
     
  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: Postive praise works wonders!
Rated On: October 18, 2015 10:08 pm
Rated By: aMyvaz
 
     
     
  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: Great idea!
Rated On: October 9, 2016 2:05 am
Rated By: seqeJe
 
     
     
  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 would use this in my classroom
Rated On: October 17, 2022 3:31 am
Rated By: NyXaze