Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Disrespectful Students I am interning in an ESOL classroom and many students are disrespectful and do not listen to the teacher's pleas for them to cooperate. They are constantly playing games on their laptops or phones, playing music, and not listening to the teacher at all. If she asks them to stop or move seats, they simply ignore her or talk back and she does not punish them for their disrespectful attitude towards her. It is very frustrating to see the way she is treated. Is there anything I can do? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) A conversation with the teacher is certainly necessary. I can imagine how this might be uncomfortable or feel out line, but you are ultimately doing the students a major service. This is not a situation you should find yourself in, and it is unfortunate given that you are a professionally developing intern. As far as a solution goes, I would work with the teacher in coming up with a plan to communicate with parents and get them involved. If they become aware that their children are disrespecting the teacher and using class time in this manner, a good majority would bring this to the attention of their child and mitigate the issues moving forward.