Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Careless Students I have had students in the past who rock the "I don't care" attitude. However, I have one particular student this year who have them all beat. He is failing every subject and giggles about it. He serves break detention and academic lunch every day to make up assignments that he did not do or refused to do in class. He still does not complete them. He is very disrespectful to his teachers and to his grandmother that is raising him. We really are at a loss as what to do for this child to make him care. I can help a student who is struggling on any given day, I can't make them care. We have tried everything with this child. HELP! Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) It does sound like this kid has given up, possibly because he has seen himself as a failure. I would suggest setting up a positive reinforcement with this child. You can either let him know specifically what you will be looking for, and start with a small goal. Or, you can just start doing it out of nowhere, so that way when he starts working towards the reinforcement you can slowly wean him off of it without him knowing.                 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 No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: While I think this is a great thing to do for any child, especially one who does not seem to care, I think that more urgent action needs to be taken, particularly involving the parents and all teachers. Rated On: October 17, 2015 1:10 am Rated By: Cortnie                 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 solution is relevant to this case Rated On: October 17, 2015 1:09 pm Rated By: PyNaTy                 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: Although, I am usually a fan of positive reinforcement, it has to be constant. And all students have to receive the same reward system. Otherwise they'll begin to feel that by not doing work, you'll give them a reward when they finally decide to do it. Rated On: October 17, 2015 4:03 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: I'm not sure this would work because students are very perceptive. Rated On: October 17, 2015 7:16 pm Rated By: eMaGeB                 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 No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: I do not see this solution as effective. You cannot give a child a positive reinforcement and then take it away. Plus, this child seems like a reinforcement is not going to change his attitude at all. Rated On: October 18, 2015 3:03 am Rated By: Miranda Kuhn                 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: Good idea Rated On: October 18, 2015 5:04 pm Rated By: jasyHa                 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: Encouragement is a simple and effective means of motivating tricky students Rated On: October 18, 2015 9:03 pm Rated By: eXyzyS                 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 27, 2016 9:14 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: I would not use this solution. Rated On: March 5, 2017 8:38 pm Rated By: Gytusa                 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: October 5, 2020 5:00 pm Rated By: uWaMyB