Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Needy Students I currently teach 8th grade and my students are so very needy. They constantly ask the same exact questions and want me to give them the answer. They do not want to look for the information themselves. I can stand in front of the classroom and provide them with explanations for specific questions on a handout and as soon as I hand it out, they are asking me questions over the topics I just covered minutes ago. When I give students independent practice, they cannot do any of it on their own. They want me to hold their hand and walk them through each question even after I have already given them notes with all of the information in them. What can I do to encourage my students to be more independent? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) I would put students in groups and have them collaborate on their assignments and work together to get their work done. I would give each student in the group an important role for the assignment so that they learn to depend on each other to get their work done. I would also not give them the answer and only take a limited amount of questions. I would also share out their questions with the class so that everyone can benefit from them.