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  Case: My Child Does Not Do This At Home
There is a child in my class that is extremely smart. However, he is very sneaky and I catch him playing and being disruptive all day long. It has become a huge problem because I have to stop instruction every few minutes to redirect the behavior. When I talk to the mother she is just floored. She just does not understand how her child can be acting this way when he is so good for her at home. I do know that he is the only child. I have tried to figure out why he may be acting out and I was thinking that maybe it is because he is adjusting to being around other kids and in the "classroom" environment. Now, the mother is wanting to come in while I am teaching and observe to see how he is acting. I don't know how to tell her this but I just do not think that it will help. What are some ways I can handle this situation?
Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!)
I agree her coming to observe him with not help. It would make things worse because he is getting his mom's attention and he will continue to misbehave to get his mom's attention at school. I would ask for your school councilor to talk to him and see if she can help. You could also try moving him to the front of the room next to the teacher or in an isolated area where he can't distract the other students/ I would try to convince the other students to ignore him.
 
     
     
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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: Great advice. I'll have to remember this when I become a teacher.
Rated On: October 19, 2014 10:31 pm
Rated By: HeMury
 
     
     
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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.
Rated On: October 20, 2014 12:42 am
Rated By: suNypy
 
     
     
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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, parents should see the way their child is really acting.
Rated On: October 20, 2014 2:14 am
Rated By: Haley Haines
 
     
     
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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. The child would be on its best behavior because the parent is there.
Rated On: February 24, 2015 4:45 am
Rated By: XudaBy
 
     
     
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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 think it's a good idea to move him to the front of the room, as that helps you keep a better eye on him and it might also help him concentrate better in class instead of being in the middle of the class where there are other students surrounding him.
Rated On: February 24, 2015 7:58 pm
Rated By: LeqeHe
 
     
     
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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: Although asking the consular might work, you still might have the parent thinking that the issue does not exist.
Rated On: February 25, 2015 3:08 pm
Rated By: Autumn Carroll
 
     
     
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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: In this situation I would do the exact same. I think it is important to not have the parent in the classroom because that will make the child only behave when she is present. I also like the suggestion of having the student be placed closer to the teacher so that even if she needs to address his behavior she can do it with just a movement and hopefully continue teaching.
Rated On: February 26, 2015 10:31 pm
Rated By: Meredith Bentley
 
     
     
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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: I would not do this to help this solution, by isolating him it might help the other students but it could make him act out even more, I also would never instruct a student to purposely ignore another student in the classroom.
Rated On: March 1, 2015 1:11 am
Rated By: LedaQy
 
     
     
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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: I would not rule out the mother coming in and observing, that may be something that helps.
Rated On: October 19, 2015 1:00 am
Rated By: zaLyju
 
     
     
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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 is not a helpful suggestion.
Rated On: March 2, 2017 4:56 am
Rated By: ybabaJ
 
     
     
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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: I think even if her coming to observe will not help, it will still allow her to see what is happening and she'll have a better understanding. Its not like it can hurt
Rated On: March 6, 2017 1:08 am
Rated By: ReRege