Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Undermining Paraprofessional Mr. Mitchell's high school special education classroom has nine students and two paraprofessionals. Both paraprofessionals arrive on time, complete tasks, and work hard. However, one paraprofessional feels that Mr. Mitchell does not run his classroom the way she would. When asked to hand out small, edible items for good behavior, this paraprofessional refuses in front of students. In the middle of a lesson, the paraprofessional makes negative comments to Mr. Mitchell. She also gives students 50 cents for snacks and other things outside of the classroom becoming the students' favorite which makes it hard for Mr. Mitchell to control is classroom as they only want to listen to the paraprofessional. What can Mr. Mitchell do to co-exist with this paraprofessional to create a healthy, classroom environment? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) It's absolutely important to pull aside the para or even contact administration, as the para is intentionally ruining the classroom. First off, the negative remarks can be very damaging to the students' self-esteem, and children need as much emotional support as they can in the classroom. Her giving the kids money directly is irresponsible, especially coupled with how she refuses to give them edibles as rewards. She's also pulling the children away from the teacher, which is very detrimental to the classroom as only the teacher is qualified to lead the classroom. It's essential to either correct this behavior or remove the para ASAP.