Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Class Ringleader Most times you have leaders of groups within a class or perhaps a child who is more talkative than the others and the class clown if you will. In one of my classes, however, I have a boy who seemingly controls the whole class. If he doesn't approve of the assignment then the entire class dismisses it as well. Is there a way to deal with this behavior privately within the classroom or directly with the boy without taking the situation to the administration? What would you do? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) I would spend a whole day or part of a day on classroom manament and expected behaviors. Really go over what the rules are and have them clearly posted and the consequences for not following such rules, such as lessened recess, note home, etc. This may not be the best solution, but calling the student out indirectly such as stating because of this behviaor from students we wont have …….