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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 would establish certain times that the pencil sharpener may be used during the school time. For example, before class starts in the morning, before and after lunch, coming back from specials, etc. If the students do not follow these rules and continue to sharpen their pencil during inappropriate times then the sharpener will be taken away for a short period of time. In the meantime, allow them to use small and cheap sharpeners at their desk. They are using the sharpener as a means to either get out of their school work or to get attention; therefore, you need to establish rules or take away that mean. |
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