Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Student panics when she has to do group work Last year, when I was a paraprofessional, I worked with a middle school student who has autism in a general education classroom. Every time she has to do a group assignment, she starts to cry and sometimes gets out of her seat to go to the back of her room. I tried calming her down by saying "It's ok. I know you don't like to work in groups, but I will be right next to you. You can do it." Also, I tried waiting 5 minutes for her to calm down before trying again for her to work with her group. What else could I have tried? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) I would give her the option to pick to who is in her group or at least a group partner who she can always work with. For assignments where collaboration is not essential, I would let her work alone.                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: I agree. The keyword in this response is essential. If group work is not essential, let the student work alone, since this obviously causes severe stress. Rated On: November 8, 2022 12:45 am Rated By: etaWeW