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Case: Pencil Sharpener
A few students in the classroom I am observing in get up unnecessarily several time during a lesson to sharpen their pencil. The pencil is not dull nor broken and the student will still get up to sharpen their pencil during instructional time. This distracts the other students and causes the misbehaving student to miss out on learning. The teacher I am observing has tried implementing a strategy where four fully sharpened pencils are given to each student prior to the beginning of class to limit the amount of times students need to use the sharpener. However, even with this new strategy, I witnessed a few students purposely breaking their pencil just so they could get up and sharpen it. What strategies could be used to prevent students from using the pencil sharpener as an excuse to distract themselves during a lesson?
Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!)
The teacher should have a day to review the expectations and procedures for the classroom, and then inact a rule where students have 2 minutes before class or the extra time before class between class period changes to sharpen their pencils. Each student can sharpen two pencils. These are the only pencils the students get during class, and if they break their two pencils, they can have a stamp card to get a "lender" pencil from the teacher. If the students insist to still break their pencils and is out of stamps to get a lender, then they will have to miss out on the opportunity to complete their work during class due to their lack of preparation, and must complete the work as homework. |
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| Comments: Procedures are always good! |
| Rated On: October 13, 2019 4:30 pm |
| Rated By: aBytyZ |
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| Comments: I don't agree with this solution. As educators we should never prevent a child from learner. Whether it is by their own doing or not. We should always have a way for them to achieve their daily goal. There are so many other solutions to this issue that can keep the student still working. Also, by the sounds of it,that is what kids goal is, avoidance. They are trying to get out of doing the work and you are rewarding this behavior by giving them what they are seeking. |
| Rated On: October 14, 2019 11:17 am |
| Rated By: Danielle Brown |
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| Comments: I don't think this great solutions, students learning shouldn't be taken away due to pencils |
| Rated On: October 16, 2019 5:32 pm |
| Rated By: aHaQaj |
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| Comments: I can see where you’re trying to go with us but, this idea is full of holes. For one not allowing them to complete their classwork simply due to being out of ‘stamps’ will backfire, especially as there is no guarantee that the student will complete that work at home or at the very least they might not have the opportunity to ask for help if needed at home where as they could in class. |
| Rated On: October 20, 2019 3:56 am |
| Rated By: maVeqy |
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| Comments: In my opinion, this is a poor idea. You're going out of your way to punish students for this issue and you affect their grade, homework, and classwork as a direct (and intended) result. |
| Rated On: October 20, 2019 5:40 am |
| Rated By: Alec Muir |
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| Comments: This solution would not be the best for this situation. A teacher should never purposefully disrupt a students education because of something as simple as a sharpened pencil. |
| Rated On: October 20, 2019 5:57 pm |
| Rated By: uQyvaQ |
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| Comments: This is a rather complex and unnecessary solution to the issue |
| Rated On: February 23, 2020 9:21 pm |
| Rated By: Taylor G. |
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| Comments: :( |
| Rated On: February 24, 2020 1:55 am |
| Rated By: aJaTyb |
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| Comments: I don’t think we should take away the opportunity for a student to do their work. I think having a basket of sharpened pencils as a back up would be a better solution. |
| Rated On: February 24, 2020 2:20 am |
| Rated By: yJaTuH |
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| Comments: . |
| Rated On: October 5, 2020 4:46 pm |
| Rated By: uWaMyB |
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| Comments: I do not think this is the best solution to the problem, this suggestion says that the children have to miss out on lessons because of their pencils breaking or running out of stamps which is not right. Every child should be ensured their education no matter what and this is suggesting to take away from it. |
| Rated On: October 15, 2020 11:50 pm |
| Rated By: vuzuDe |
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| Comments: This seems like a lot of extra work and time the teacher would have to take out of instructional time for a relatively small problem |
| Rated On: October 29, 2021 2:49 pm |
| Rated By: nySyne |
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No
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No
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| Comments: preventing a child from learning is not a good solution. |
| Rated On: October 31, 2021 10:01 pm |
| Rated By: aNabaR |
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