Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Behavioral A second grade teacher is in her second year of teaching and she is burned out. She has a boy in her classroom who's behavior fluctuates, however majority of the time the behavior is negative to himself, teacher, and peers. When he gets into trouble and is asked to leave the room he walks so slow barely even taking a step. The parents have been notified and administration involved. However the child continues to have bad behavior and point scissors at his neck and say I am going to die, etc. The counselors have been involved along with the parent notification and other teachers trying to assist. Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) You definitely need to investigate further into the possible causes of this behavior (in confidence). Then you need to smother him with the positive. Utilizing the Positive Behavior Incentive System (PBIS) you can smother him with positive feedback to replace the negative behaviors with positive ones. The Boystown series is a wonderful way to do this using innocent small positive feedback to things that most teachers take for granted that students understand and use (including printable rules for classrooms in colorful poster format with instructions attached). Explicitly teach the moral, social, behavioral, and respectful behaviors that most of us teachers take granted that these kids already know. Very simple one by one steps. A ratio of 4:1 four positive feedbacks for every one negative. So I can see you are calling out but I like how you are sitting in your seat, and let's review how we get the teachers attention: 1) raise your hand, 2) look at the teacher, 3) wait for her to call on you, 4) ask your question/voice your concern.