Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Student who avoids subjects I know a teacher that has a student who constantly goes into the restroom when a subject they do not like it being taught. The student gets up without permission and will lock themself in the restroom for 30 minutes (about the length of the lesson). When the teacher has talked to him about this the student will say that he has to go and that it is an emergency. But this emergency will happen everyday during social studies, so it usually occurs around the same time. How would you handle this situation? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) Until the teacher is able to find out what is actually wrong with the student and why this "emergency" bathroom occurrence is happening at the same time every day, then the teacher needs to just make the student sit through the lesson. Talking to the student in private could reveal that there is a cultural issue or a religious conflict going on that maybe he is just too afraid to bring up. If this is the case, the issue needs to be discussed with the student and his parents to come up with a solution together so everyone's personal needs are met. If it is in fact a case where the student just does not want to participate in the class lesson because he does not like the subject or he is bored, the as the teacher you need to lay down the rules and be affirmative when it comes to enforcing them. This includes requiring the student to participate during class lessons, completing assignments that connect to the content to check for comprehension, allowing only a certain amount of bathroom breaks or limiting the amount of time they can spend in the bathroom, and instituting consequences if the inappropriate behavior continues.                 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: Rated On: February 12, 2013 6:19 pm Rated By: vaLury                 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: Rated On: February 13, 2013 12:09 pm Rated By: eHeGuL                 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: Rated On: February 13, 2013 9:51 pm Rated By: TaHazy                 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: Rated On: February 25, 2013 7:50 pm Rated By: eMypur                 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: Rated On: February 28, 2013 10:48 pm Rated By: hujupu                 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: Rated On: March 2, 2013 2:43 pm Rated By: emaLeP                 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: Talking to the student directly can be very effective. Rated On: October 18, 2014 11:48 pm Rated By: Ashley                 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 with this solution. Rated On: February 27, 2015 2:05 am Rated By: Shannon Stephens                 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: If I were in this situation, I would do this because it is important for the teacher to understand why the student feels a certain way about the subject. Rated On: October 11, 2017 10:32 pm Rated By: NaGava                 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 think this is a good idea. Make sure to speak with the student to understand their intentions. Rated On: February 28, 2021 6:54 pm Rated By: Torii Podmokly