Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Specials As an intern I like to go with my class to their specials so I can see how other teachers work with them. The problem is that their art teacher has zero classroom management skills and the students go crazy in there. I have only stepped in one time when two students started physically fighting, but she got upset at me for interjecting. I talked to my CT about it and she sat in a few times after that, but she really needs that time for planning so she can't always be there. I haven't been back to art since then, but the student's tell me about everything that happens in art (they are little so they always share everything) and the teacher is still struggling. Should I talk to the art teacher and ask her if she would like me to come and help? I know she got upset at me when I interjected before, but she was really frustrated with the students at the time and I don't think she would have normally reacted that way. Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) If I were in this situation, I would first talk to the CT about how you wish to approach the situation. If they say that it is okay, I would then approach the art teacher humbly and talk to her or him about how you would like to help if they are comfortable with it. You can also make it more of a "you" thing by saying that you'd like more experience in how to deal with conflicts among students rather than making it about her abilities.