Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Completely Frustrated Ms. Williams is teaching second grade for the first time. She has a total of sixteen students. One of her students is causing havoc for the entire class. He is constantly disrupting the class and causing problems. This is a continuation from the previous year. A paraprofessional has been assigned to Ms. Williams for the majority of the day to help assist with this student. He is still causing havoc. The assistant principal and principal have met with the mom as well as aunts, grandmother, and father. There is really no support from the home. The sad part of this all is that this student could be a very good student academically if he didn't have the disciple issues. The teacher is frustrated as well as the other students. Please help! Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) Perhaps an incentive program could help this student tone down his behavior problem. The student should have numerous privileges taken away from the student. Also if the discipline protocol is not working for this particular student then perhaps an alternative punishment could be in the works. If the parents are not supportive then it will be tough to alter the discipline protocol since if would probably need parent approval. If the student improves their behavior then the student should be given positive feedback.                 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 No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: While I do think using incentives can be a rocky road for teaching, in this situation I agree with the strategy. The reason I say the solution is not easy for the teacher to implement is simply due to the lack of support from the family. It is hard to implement discipline without help from parents, but I believe students with behavioral issues like these are crying out for attention and this strategy can be helpful for calming the bad behaviors. Rated On: October 17, 2014 3:36 pm Rated By: MaXuDe                 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: Great solution. Nice Job! Rated On: October 17, 2014 6:48 pm Rated By: TuBuJy                 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: Incentives and positive reinforcement are two things that I completely support use of in the classroom. Rated On: October 18, 2014 7:33 pm Rated By: Kayla Campbell                 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 exactly this. This would be a useful solution because the student is likely to behave better if they know their privileges will be taken away for bad behavior. Rated On: October 19, 2014 12:19 am Rated By: SegaHu                 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 like the idea of positive feedback Rated On: October 19, 2014 4:56 am Rated By: veTyBa                 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 would use this solution; however, I would tweak it a little. I don't think I would take numerous privileges away as there may be an underlying issue that needs to be addressed. Rated On: October 19, 2014 7:03 pm Rated By: Dana Johnson                 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 an individual incentive program and positive feedback would really help this student. Rated On: October 19, 2014 10:56 pm Rated By: Brianne Blowers                 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: Great solution! Rated On: October 20, 2014 11:40 pm Rated By: Chanell Wolski                 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 exactly do this. If a strategy is not working, try a different approach. Rated On: February 25, 2015 6:59 pm Rated By: tuWyDe