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!) Punishment will likely only enforce the apathy that has likely set in on that student. I would instead try pulling him aside and trying to either find out whats wrong or otherwise explain the consequences of not doing work, not as a punishment but as concern.