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Case: Boy, don't you ever shower?
It is obvious from the first day of class that one of the students has bad body odor. By the end of the third week, you start to realize that the student as Steve. The other students in the class are going to greater and greater lengths to avoid sitting next to him. They mime choking when he sits in the seat in front of them. Any reference to odor or smell in the classroom is met with snickering. Finally, one day after Steve comes in late and sits next to a student in the front row, he turns to Steve and says, "Boy, don't you ever shower?" The class breaks up in hysterics. When should I have intervened? How?, What should I say to student? What should I say to others? Should I confront the class with Steve present?
Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!)
I think waiting until the third week of school is too late to intervene with this student. After the first week of school I would create a lesson plan about personal hygiene to the whole class because I do not think the students would single out the student at this point. I also will include hygiene about boys and girls as well as different areas of hygiene so the student does not feel like i am singling him out either. If the hygiene continues to be a problem I will notify the guidance counselor to reach out to the family. |
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
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The suggested solution is relevant to the case |
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The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement |
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The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue |
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The suggested solution is original |
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Comments: |
Rated On: February 25, 2013 6:00 pm |
Rated By: TaHazy |
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
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The suggested solution is relevant to the case |
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The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement |
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The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue |
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The suggested solution is original |
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Comments: two thumbs up! |
Rated On: October 15, 2014 10:04 pm |
Rated By: Amanda KAhn |
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
No
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The suggested solution is relevant to the case |
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The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement |
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The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue |
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The suggested solution is original |
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Comments: I think that no matter how much you tried not to single Steve out, he and the other students would still be aware that it was about him. Also, this solution only addresses Steve's body odor and not the students' reactions to it, which also need to be handled. |
Rated On: March 2, 2015 2:38 am |
Rated By: SeRuru |
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
No
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The suggested solution is relevant to the case |
No
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The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement |
No
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The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue |
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The suggested solution is original |
No
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Comments: I don't think that this is an appropriate class discussion. |
Rated On: October 18, 2015 5:37 pm |
Rated By: Qanuna |
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