Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Team participation I teach an afterschool STEAM program which requires team participation. This class gives the students a lot of freedom, however, I have two students in one group that rarely participate. Most of the time the two students are meowing to each other and pretending to be cats. I can get them to participate when I assign them a task that interests them, but this is usually a task I would consider as busy work. I would really like them to get the most out of the group task that I present them with and not just do busy work. How can I get them to participate more and not be a distraction to others? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) To make the students less distracted, make them work alone and on other sides of the class.                 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 would do this also, good idea! Rated On: February 24, 2019 4:31 pm Rated By: yVevyQ                 Rating 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: Making them work alone will do the opposite of what the teacher is wanting. They will instead act up more due to becoming frustrated and angry. Making them work alone will also not improve their social skills and cooperation skills. Rated On: February 25, 2019 12:07 am Rated By: uQyVyd                 Rating 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 No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: I don't like this solution. It's a group activity, why make them work alone? I also feel like if they are friends and have a good connection, they shouldn't be separated. Rated On: February 25, 2019 12:18 am Rated By: Joseph Scharfschwerdt                 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 don't think making them work alone would be beneficial for anyone. Sometimes students counteract when you put them by themselves and might even be worse if you put them back in the group, Rated On: July 1, 2019 11:10 pm Rated By: pehute                 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 don't think working alone is a solution, this sounds more like a punishment. Rated On: October 9, 2019 11:21 pm Rated By: Rochelle Young                 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. Rated On: October 11, 2019 12:14 pm Rated By: eVuZuR                 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 is important to try to engage all students. I would just separate the twp friends and give verbal praise. Rated On: October 11, 2019 6:17 pm Rated By: Myria Coure                 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 a good solution. Dividing them from the class is not the greatest idea. They will notice that it is different and may cause more issues. Rated On: October 19, 2019 8:54 pm Rated By: Mary Claire Murphy                 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: Not the best solution Rated On: October 9, 2020 3:52 pm Rated By: Antonius Hadley                 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 do not agree with this solution and I would not recommend this. Having the students work by themselves in a program that requires team participation will not be beneficial to anyone. Rated On: October 15, 2020 12:42 am Rated By: Yvette Dixon