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I encountered a student during my time in the classroom who is constantly trying to get my attention and the attention of the teacher. I know that he could be a very good student but he does not use his time wisely and is sometimes disruptive when the other students are working. I think that he needs constant attention and, unfortunately, finds a negative way to do it most times. He also feels that he needs to be the class comedian. I tried not addressing his antics in the hopes that he would stop but it has continued for the entire three weeks. Most times when he is acting up a lot, the teacher is outside of the classroom but he will still be mildly disruptive even when she and I are both there. After asking him to quiet or settle down once or twice in a class he is usually pretty good. It would be my goal for him to be able to come into class and get to work without the usual 5 or 10 minutes of his antsy stand up comedy routine. Is there a good way to achieve this goal?
Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!)
Attention seekers in my class gets my attention in an unintentional way. I would give that student a buddy in the classroom and ask their buddy to make sure that student is on task. I would also make frequent visits near that students' desk to keep down the disruptive behavior. I would also notify parent or guardian about the students behavior to decrease the frequent behavior. I would have a conference with the student and parent (if needed). Ignoring this type of behavior does not work and it makes the situation worst. It is important to act on it in a timely manner to decrease this behavior.
 
     
     
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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: Very useful solution!
Rated On: October 16, 2014 3:09 am
Rated By: Edward Gibbs
 
     
     
  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: Giving that student a buddy is a great idea.
Rated On: October 16, 2014 2:27 pm
Rated By: Doniesha
 
     
     
  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 that I would give the student someone to work with, or to pay them attention. I think it would be a good idea, like you said, to frequent that area to check on the students.
Rated On: October 17, 2014 12:10 am
Rated By: MaByvu
 
     
     
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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 like the idea of assigning the student a buddy and by keeping a close watch on the student.
Rated On: October 17, 2014 8:17 pm
Rated By: Megan Lee
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No
The suggested solution is relevant to the case No
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No
The suggested solution is original No
Comments: This might be a difficult solution since the buddy and/or the student will be uncomfortable with one of their friends more or less bossing them around or babysitting them, not the easiest solution for the teacher to implement.
Rated On: October 18, 2014 9:31 pm
Rated By: amemuW
 
     
     
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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 with this solution.
Rated On: October 20, 2014 1:45 am
Rated By: suNypy
 
     
     
  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: Parent involvement is very important with these kinds of problems. Parents can help their child at home while teachers help in the classroom.
Rated On: October 20, 2014 2:50 am
Rated By: Deborah Guyton
 
     
     
  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: This is a good solution
Rated On: October 20, 2014 3:10 am
Rated By: Neyvis Mendoza