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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?
Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!)
The worker could have told the child if he didn't want to talk, he could go back to the play area or stand with her until her until he was ready to talk. Especially if this was a safely concern, I would want the child to be close to me. If the child chose to stand with the worker, I would not try to talk to the child for a couple of minutes. When the child's body language lightened, I would ask if he was ready to talk. If not, I would tell the student that it was okay to not want to talk. However, i would tell the student if he needed to talk to someone, I would be there to listen. I would then casually bring it up the next time I saw the child. I would just quietly ask him if everything was alright and if he wanted to talk. I would also alert the parents to the situation just to keep them informed.
 
     
     
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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:
Rated On: February 25, 2013 10:52 am
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  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 agree that keeping that child close by for safety concerns would be the best approach.
Rated On: October 14, 2014 7:40 pm
Rated By: sugeLu
 
     
     
  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: While it did not indicate, I am assuming that the child was in a safe area. After explaining to the student that she was there to talk and together they could work out whatever the problem may have been, it is best to allow the student some "thinking space" so that he can calm down and not hover over him.
Rated On: October 15, 2014 8:03 pm
Rated By: Denise Lukacik
 
     
     
  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: This is not the best answer and solution for this case study.
Rated On: October 17, 2014 4:16 am
Rated By: zemyRy
 
     
     
  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 feel this is a good solution, waiting until the child is ready to talk is a better idea than trying to chase down the student.
Rated On: October 18, 2014 5:28 pm
Rated By: Amanda Meredith
 
     
     
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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 do not think that this would help the situation at all.
Rated On: October 18, 2014 10:59 pm
Rated By: puQuZu
 
     
     
  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 No
The suggested solution is original No
Comments: just because you leave him alone does not mean the problem is solved and by brining it up later he might act the same way.
Rated On: October 20, 2014 12:26 am
Rated By: Christie Gerlach
 
     
     
  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 20, 2014 2:24 am
Rated By: Tekla Mayotte
 
     
     
  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 think that forcing the child to stand by you until he was ready to talk may only upset him further and keep him from wanting to talk with you. I believe it is important to know where the child is and what he's doing, but give him a moment to cool off and gather his thoughts. You can keep and eye on him from across the playground, but I believe that forcing him to stay by you may escalate the situation.
Rated On: February 28, 2015 2:09 am
Rated By: Hannah Poore
 
     
     
  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 suggestion. It's important that the child knows that there is someone to talk to whenever he feels ready.
Rated On: October 16, 2017 1:22 am
Rated By: eHuPas