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I have a student that is disruptive in all classes. He wants to gain his peers attention at all times, and he wants them to laugh. He randomly walks around the room, keeps talking, and making jokes. He has done it so much the students are starting to notice how annoying it is. What should I do about this student?
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I would establish a reward system for this student to motivate and encourage him. The attention seeking behaviors should make a switch from negative to positive. You can start small by breaking your class up into timed increments. (If he can stay in one area without disruptions he can get a star on his chart or whatever positive behavior system you establish.) Later, you can move on to going the whole class period without disruptions and he may get a star after every class. Before implementing this plan, you would need to go over it in detail with the student and establish a reward.
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
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Comments: Good idea
Rated On: October 18, 2015 4:51 pm
Rated By: jasyHa
 
     
     
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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: I remember reading somewhere that punishment does not work half as well as rewards do. I really agree with this and think rewarding the student for good behavior is the way to go instead of punishing him and making it a point every time he does something wrong. Paying no attention to the issues will make him want to cause less distractions.
Rated On: October 18, 2015 5:41 pm
Rated By: yseHug
 
     
     
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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: Reward systems seem to work really well.
Rated On: October 18, 2015 10:03 pm
Rated By: aMyvaz
 
     
     
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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: This is a great answer, thank you for the advice. I will keep it in mind to use in my future classroom. I love the idea of establishing a chart that way the students are informed on where they stand
Rated On: July 4, 2018 3:48 pm
Rated By: eReXaG