Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Difficult Behavior I have two students 8th grade who are inseparable, and all they do is talk while I am teaching. One student cares what I think about him and wants to succeed in school (student A), but the other student does not care to listen to the direction at all (student B). I sat these students at other ends of the classroom, but they always seem to find their way back to each other and start talking again. I told student A to get up and move if student B comes to sit with him in class, this seems to work but this has started to make Student B even more difficult in my classroom. Student B is becoming more upset with me and is starting to act out in class even more since he can not talk to his friend. What else can I do to keep these students motivated in my class? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) Building a rapport with student B may help to motivate them to focus in class, as they will be able to see that you care about them and their academic success. Giving students the opportunity to work collaboratively would also give these students time to communicate but rather about academic information instead of off task information.