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!) I would suggest implementing a system where students put their electronics into a bin when they walk into class, this should eliminate the distractions of phones and laptops. I would have a conversation with the class that the disrespectful behavior will not be tolerated, it may be helpful to have someone from the administration come in to have the conversation with the class so they know that it is serious. If the behavior continues, I would suggest something like a tally system. Each time a student is misbehaving, talking back, or not listening, mark a tally by their name. If students have any tallies by their name at the end of class, put some kind of punishment into place like calling home, etc, each tally has a different meaning and level.