Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Student is disruptive in Class I teach in a class where students have me for a Reading, Writing, and Civics teacher and my colleague for Math and Science. We have a student who is very disruptive in class and often talks about things that are not on topic. Our class sits in groups of four, some groups have five; he is the fifth student in a group. Not only is my colleague getting upset with his behaviors, his classmates are, too. I have tried proximity, eye contact, and reminding the student that he is not on topic to discourage his negative comments, but he persist. Do you have any suggestions in dealing with him? My colleague wants to move him to a self-contained ESE classroom because he is too disruptive. He has a 504 plan, but his parents deny he has any issues. I am trying to combat this for the sake of the child, while maintaining a positive learning environment for all. Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) I would deal with this situation by talking to the student in a one-on-one setting. It is important to put yourself in the student's shoes to try to see what their motivation is, what would cause them to be disruptive, or have this problem or issue. I would also have the student come up with ways that they would resolve this issue. This will make them have some ownership. The last thing I would do is make sure that I listen carefully. Ask clarifying questions that help to define the issue. "I want to make certain that I understand what you are saying is this what you mean?"                 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: Rated On: February 28, 2013 11:03 pm Rated By: hujupu                 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: This is useful. Rated On: February 25, 2016 7:54 pm Rated By: duGyJy                 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: Asking clarifying questions is a great idea! Rated On: February 28, 2021 6:03 pm Rated By: Torii Podmokly