Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Too Cool for School I have a student who was in a dual-enrollment college course for Economics. He was not passing the course so he dropped it midterm. He has been placed in my inclusion Economics course to make up for not receiving his Economics credit. The problem is he hates being in the class and feels he is too smart to be in there. His mother even told our school secretary this when signing him out last week. How can I make this student feel that he is not too good for the class without being offensive? I will say he is a very bright student and should be in my honors class, but his schedule had conflicts so he could not be in that class. I do not want this student to feel too good for and/or hate the class. Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) Make him a role model in the class and a leader figure. Assignment him some extra responsibilities and opportunities to help other students. This may allow him to feel more needed in there. You can sit down with him one on one and have a "real conversation" with him discussing his actions, repercussions, and how he can make the best of the situation.