Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Doesn't want to work I intern at a high school and one student refuses to do work. He sits in the back of the class and just sits quietly or is on his phone. When the teacher tells him to do his work or tries to help him, he ignores her. Any ideas on how to help the teacher? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) I would work with the student on creating an agreement. If you provide students with an end goal or a time goal, they might be more likely to interact with the lesson. If a worksheet is being provided, I would give the student a goal to reach by the end of class and if they finish that section before class is over, they can have free time on their phone. Or if an assignment is not numbered such as a worksheet, give the student a time goal. Have them work for 15 minutes and then after the 15 minutes, they are free to do what they want. The goal in the situation is to get the students to start working, and I think if the teacher is less focused on having the student finish the work, the student may be more successful in the teacher's eyes.