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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!)
I worked with a teacher that would give students a personal white board and marker if they purposely broke their pencils in order to get up and sharpen them. They would have to write the answers on the white board, but were then not allowed to write the answers on the sheet they were working on. They would be graded on the answers they filled in with their pencils before they broke them. This worked really well because students did not want to lose dojo points for uncompleted work. |
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| Comments: I like this idea, it gives the students consequences that they are aware of if they purposely break their pencils |
| Rated On: October 16, 2019 5:34 pm |
| Rated By: aHaQaj |
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| Comments: I like this solution as it incorporates Class Dojo and a cost and time effective way of dealing with the problem. |
| Rated On: October 17, 2019 5:15 pm |
| Rated By: ajeHus |
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Comments: I would not advise doing this. While it is true that this would teach the students to not break their pencils, you are still docking their grades as punishment for breaking a rule. That can only go downhill.
Besides, if the student doesn't get any credit for any assignment written on the white board, they lose all incentives to do ANY work that class and may be more likely to goof off. |
| Rated On: October 19, 2019 5:02 am |
| Rated By: Alec Muir |
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| Comments: I'm not sure threatening students with not getting their work done is a good idea. In addition, this seems costly. |
| Rated On: February 24, 2020 1:13 am |
| Rated By: Emily Malley |
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| Comments: . |
| Rated On: October 5, 2020 4:46 pm |
| Rated By: uWaMyB |
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| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
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| Comments: I would use this solution if the pencil breaking was purposeful. They still have to participate, so they should receive those points, or I think they can finish the worksheet for homework. |
| Rated On: June 30, 2021 5:42 pm |
| Rated By: yraReW |
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