Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Student Makes Up Stories While interning in a kindergarten class, there was a student, I'll call her Rebecca, in my classroom that made up stories. My cooperating teacher would receive an angry phone call two or three times a week demanding to know why their daughter was always being picked on by other students. My cooperating teacher would go through the motions of finding out what happened, who did it, and why Rebecca never mentioned it to her or me. The most recent story Rebecca made up was that a boy from another class choked her during recess. My cooperating teacher again received a call, but this time it was the principal demanding to know what was going on because Rebecca's parents were threatening to press charges. When my cooperating teacher said she did not know anything about it, the principal came to the class and spoke with Rebecca to hear what happened. Rebecca accused boy X of doing it the previous day. Unfortunately for Rebecca, boy X moved to another city the week before and could not have done what she said. Two things: Rebecca is an only child, and she is the most intelligent student in the class. What could I do as a teacher to help Rebecca feel comfortable and want to be at school? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) A conference should be called so that everyone is on the same page and is presenting a united front. It seems that this is getting to be a strong habit. I would also, though, implement a positive reward system. For every day that she does not lie, she could receive some thing that reinforces her.                 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: It must be kept in mind that this child is in kindergarten and at that age, they do not have a true understanding of how their actions may adversely affect another person. The school guidance counselor should become involved and the teacher should implememt a system of communication that is sent home daiy to the parents to provide them with adult input into thier childs day and any "situations" that may have occurred. Rated On: October 15, 2014 12:35 am Rated By: Denise Lukacik                 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 with the conference but not so much on the positive reinforcement. Rated On: October 19, 2014 11:02 pm Rated By: Sanubu