Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Disrespectful students In my internship class my cooperating teacher does not have many rules. The students are very disrespectful, always talking back. She threatens the students she will call home but most of the time she dosent follow through. How can you politely suggest harsher punishment for students who constantly talk back? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) I would start by asking the teachers how the parents react when she does call them. This may help the teacher to realize she is not following through and at the same time, setting a bad example to the intern. I would ask the teacher many questions to help my understanding as well as hers. Some questions I may ask would be; what are some things you have done in the past to insure a safe class with minimal disruptions? What are some things you would like to do to implement to help with classroom management but have decided not to for whatever reason? Is it easier or harder to ensure classroom management with each changing year? Next, I would just keep quiet and see if the teacher does anything to change. Overall, I will take what I learned and remember it when running my own classroom.