Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Messy Classroom I have successfully included students experiencing phenomena and engaging in inquiry in my classes. My students are engaged and seem to enjoy my class. Unfortunately, even when I remember to have students clean up at the end of each period, I still seem to have to clean up the lab area for at least a half hour at the end of each day. Any help? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) I would suggest designating a job for each student and setting time aside at the end of the lesson for clean up. The clean up jobs should be worth points so that the students will actually do them. The teacher should not dismiss the students until the room is cleaned appropriately. Each day or each week the jobs can alternate or be picked randomly.                 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 like this solution. Assigning jobs to the students is the quickest way to get the room cleaned and ensure all students are not just leaving the room and leaving the clean up to one or two people. Rated On: October 17, 2014 3:15 am Rated By: Dana Johnson