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  Case: I Don't want to be bothered!
Last week when picking up my child from school, a worker in the after school program was out at play with her class. One on the students a little boy maybe 1st grade had ran off from the play area by a tree, as the worker came over to talk with him to see what was wrong he covered his ears ad to say I don't want to talk. She was there several minutes trying to find out what was wrong, he even ran around the other side of the tree and then ran across the play ground. What should she have done to control the issue?
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I actually work in an AfterSchool Program, so I can most certainly relate to this situation. I of course would first do exactly what the a counselor in the situation did. I would see the little boy run off to the tree, and immediately walk over to see if I could find out what was wrong. I would get down at eye level with the young man, because it always helps if you can make yourself less intimidating. I know one day when I was watching over a Kindergarten class, I had a young boy so upset over a young girl that was teasing him, and he never would have been comfortable telling me what was wrong if I hadn't got down to eye level with him, because I am 5'11 and to a small kid that is very tall. If the young boy continued to walk to the other side of the tree, like the boy in the scenario did, I would simply step a few steps back. You don't want to push the child to run away from you if you can help. I would offer the child some options. First, I would try to get the child out of such a vast area like the field or playground by saying "would you like to go inside where you could get a drink of water, and a snack until you are calm enough to tell me what is bothering you"? Hopefully this would work. However, kids are completely unpredictable, so you must always have a back up plan. For younger students, I always kept scratch paper on my clipboard and a pencil, and when something was bothering them, I would offer for them to take my clipboard, pick a bench on the playground (or where ever we were located), and draw a picture/write out in words what was bothering them. This helped them a lot because sometimes they needed time to think about how to phrase what was bothering them. Sometimes they just wanted to write on my clipboard, and sometimes they just needed that time to cool down. Either way, the student was preoccupied, I knew where they were located, and they were calming down. I hope this solution is somewhat helpful to you the next time this situation occurs (if it occurs)!
 
     
     
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Rated On: February 16, 2013 4:49 pm
Rated By: Melissa Moore
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
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Rated On: February 25, 2013 10:50 am
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
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Rated On: March 2, 2013 11:45 pm
Rated By: eruHeB
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
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Rated On: April 18, 2013 8:00 pm
Rated By: Ashley Dellane
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
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Comments: Great solution. Taking a few steps back makes the student feel more comfortable. I like the idea of having the student write/draw on the clipboard to calm down and say what was bothering them.
Rated On: October 14, 2014 8:15 pm
Rated By: Megan Lee
 
     
     
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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
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Comments: This is the best answer and solution for this case study. Great solution, the child just might need time to think.
Rated On: October 17, 2014 4:19 am
Rated By: zemyRy
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
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Comments: I like how this solution expresses the fact that she can relate in resolving the problem.
Rated On: October 18, 2014 5:07 pm
Rated By: Amanda Meredith
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
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Comments: I would use this solution.
Rated On: October 18, 2014 10:59 pm
Rated By: puQuZu
 
     
     
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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: I think these are really great suggestions. You cannot hover over a child or force them to talk to you. They need to feel comfortable and not pressured if they are going to open up.
Rated On: October 19, 2014 11:28 pm
Rated By: Brianne Blowers
 
     
     
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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 the best response
Rated On: October 20, 2014 3:15 am
Rated By: Neyvis Mendoza
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
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Comments: Amazing solutions! I really like your clipboard idea, I would definitely use that when dealing with younger kids.
Rated On: October 21, 2014 10:16 pm
Rated By: yVuLyR
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
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The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
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Comments: I like this solution. I feel that it would really work.
Rated On: February 24, 2015 5:06 am
Rated By: XudaBy
 
     
     
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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: What a nice and effective way to deal with an issue. I like that you get down to the students level to make him more comfortable. I also like that you have a backup plan in case the first solution doesn't work.
Rated On: February 24, 2015 8:44 pm
Rated By: BeMyDu
 
     
     
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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 like the idea of keeping scratch paper for the younger kids to draw or write out what's bothering them.
Rated On: February 25, 2015 7:32 pm
Rated By: aNaQev
 
     
     
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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
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Comments: If I were in this situation, I would exactly do this. Perfect solution!
Rated On: February 26, 2015 6:02 pm
Rated By: aSaByN
 
     
     
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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 wonderful solution to this problem. I really like that you said kids were unpredictable and you must always come up with a back up plan. That couldn't be more true! Both of the methods you provided I believe with be beneficial in this case.
Rated On: February 26, 2015 6:44 pm
Rated By: uVataS
 
     
     
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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 love the idea of getting down at a student's eye level to make them feel more comfortable with you. Also the idea of giving students a clipboard to help them to express their feelings or to just give them a way to calm themselves is a great idea.
Rated On: February 28, 2015 2:03 am
Rated By: Hannah Poore
 
     
     
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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 love this solution! Sounds like this solution comes from a person with a lot of experience. It is exactly how I would handle the situation. A boy as young as 1st grade needs to be given options and consequences. Hopefully after awhile he would get distracted and forget why he was even upset in the first place.
Rated On: October 16, 2015 12:53 am
Rated By: JatePa
 
     
     
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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: Sometimes we forget how tall we are in comparison to the students. I love the idea of getting down to eye level with them.
Rated On: October 19, 2015 12:54 am
Rated By: yDaNyn
 
     
     
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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
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Comments: Great advice!
Rated On: October 27, 2015 2:25 am
Rated By: yheGaQ
 
     
     
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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 solution.
Rated On: March 4, 2016 12:33 am
Rated By: uzebyn
 
     
     
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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
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Comments: Perfect. The clipboard idea is great! My second son takes a long time to cool down and get his thoughts in order, so I understand the little boy's resistance. Giving them options is fabulous.
Rated On: March 6, 2016 6:36 pm
Rated By: teVaGu
 
     
     
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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
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Comments: Great solution!!
Rated On: March 5, 2017 8:18 pm
Rated By: avenyB
 
     
     
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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: Excellent, detailed solution!
Rated On: March 6, 2017 2:52 am
Rated By: jyvubu
 
     
     
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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 think getting down to eye-level with the kid is a good tip.
Rated On: March 6, 2017 3:47 am
Rated By: Hasena Kurtić
 
     
     
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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 very detailed and thorough bit of advice I also like the idea of a clipboard and this it's a creative strategy for a child who does not otherwise want to talk.
Rated On: March 6, 2017 4:53 pm
Rated By: jyHyHy
 
     
     
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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 suggestions!
Rated On: July 19, 2017 6:42 pm
Rated By: Savannah Lynn
 
     
     
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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: good solution
Rated On: October 8, 2017 4:18 am
Rated By: Gapasa
 
     
     
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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 13, 2017 2:17 am
Rated By: Lavede
 
     
     
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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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The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: Amazing suggestions! I would implement the clipboard idea in my classroom. What a great way to help children communicate better.
Rated On: October 16, 2017 1:21 am
Rated By: eHuPas
 
     
     
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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 and use of personal experience to determine the solution!
Rated On: October 16, 2017 5:16 am
Rated By: yPeMug
 
     
     
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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 very good solution that will benefit the classroom
Rated On: February 25, 2018 10:58 pm
Rated By: uXysej
 
     
     
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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
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Comments: I would do exactly this
Rated On: February 26, 2018 12:03 am
Rated By: DuTepy
 
     
     
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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
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Comments: I really love this solution. I would have flashcards that had faces on them to tell me what they are feeling. I would just sit next to them and not even say a word. This is great!
Rated On: October 14, 2018 5:17 pm
Rated By: Brittany
 
     
     
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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
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Comments: i agree
Rated On: October 27, 2018 7:08 pm
Rated By: Carla Crumb
 
     
     
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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
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Comments: This is a very informative response, great advice.
Rated On: October 18, 2019 3:58 am
Rated By: maVeqy
 
     
     
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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
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Comments: Very detailed and informative. I think this is a great way to go about this.
Rated On: October 18, 2020 6:36 pm
Rated By: Mutyre
 
     
     
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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 great advice for anyone having to deal with this sort of situation.
Rated On: October 31, 2021 8:21 am
Rated By: aPeQyG
 
     
     
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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
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Comments: I really like this approach for this solution, I think this is would be very beneficial to use in future scenarios.
Rated On: October 31, 2021 2:31 pm
Rated By: Pearl Reberkenny
 
     
     
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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
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Comments: this is a very well thought out solution and can be very benificial.
Rated On: October 31, 2021 6:28 pm
Rated By: aNabaR
 
     
     
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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: Giving them sufficient space is a great idea
Rated On: October 31, 2021 10:25 pm
Rated By: egamyp
 
     
     
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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
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Comments: I will definitely be trying this.
Rated On: April 3, 2023 2:14 am
Rated By: TuVune