Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Inappropriate student talk My elementary school students have recently started the new habit of talking about things they've seen on TikTok, and needless to say it's usually inappropriate for school. How do I limit this conversation without giving them the negative attention that I feel they're looking for? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) I feel like there is a way to address this issue and avoid feeding them negative attention. To me, negative attention looks something like shouting "Hey! We don't say that!" in front of the whole class. It seems like this is a class-wide issue where most of the students are contributing to TikTok talk, so I believe an effective way to limit this talk would be to sit them down and go over new classroom rules about what is appropriate to talk about and what is not. Some of these students might not even understand the meaning behind the things they see on TikTok, so this conversation should be assertive but not shaming. You should follow explicit instruction, showing students what would inappropriate discussions would look like, then showing them what appropriate discussions would look like. Allow them to practice with each other as well! Hopefully this discussion will inform them of your new rules and help them understand what should avoid being discussed during class time.