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Case: Bob and Jack
Bob and Jack are both in 8th grade. They were assigned the same homeroom and are in the same class block. Bob and Jack both have kinisthetic needs that don't always seem to be met during the school day due to time constraints. Bob and Jack both come from families with low socioeconomic backgrounds and they share many of the same interests. Perhaps, due to age and vicinity to one another, the boys are always antagonizing the other. Oftentimes, though the boys poke and shove the other (including in the classroom), this antagonizing is friendly. Both boys also seem to share the common link of anger problems. Due to family issues, both of the boys carry a lot of anger with them and can be volatile at times.
One day, each boy is having a "bad day". The teacher is standing out in the hall, in front of her classroom, greeting students and monitoring the hall. The boys walk in and shove each other a little, per usual. All of a sudden, one boy goes too far and a fight breaks out. A student (we'll call him John) jumps in to separate the boys, and successfully pulls the two apart. The teacher, having been absent for most of the brawl, tells John to let go Jack, who he's holding. John obeys, and the fight between Bob and Jack starts again. After much confusion, the teacher tries to break up the boys. She can't. They are angry and physically, they are too much for her to manipulate. So she discreetly asks John to separate the boys again, which John does. When the boys are separated, the teacher has a few of the "stronger" students escort the boys to the office where the principal can be responsible for disciplining them.
How could this situation have been prevented? There seemed to be warning signs all over the place. Also, what could a teacher have done in this situation if s/he did not have a student with John's strength and willingness to help?
Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!)
The teacher should have established from day one that poking and shoving, even seemingly friendly shoving, is unacceptable. In this case, it would not have gotten out hand last night. A blanket conversation about expectations is also necessary. If the teacher did not have John to help both times, thing could have been even worse. One thing I see is that she should NEVER have sent the students to the office alone. Hit the button and wait on an administrator. John was put in serious danger by helping break up the fight. |
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| The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement |
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| Comments: Easy solution to be implemented and this solution is likely to solve the problem. This solution gave seep real pieces or advice which took care of the issues within this case, |
| Rated On: October 18, 2014 9:45 pm |
| Rated By: amemuW |
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| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
Yes
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| The suggested solution is relevant to the case |
Yes
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| The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement |
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| Comments: I completely agree with this solution. The rules should have been clearly stated and any moment, small or not, that they were broken should have been addressed and dealt with. John should not have been put in the middle of the fight and the boys should not have walked to this office alone. Administrators should have been called down to the classroom to handle the situation. |
| Rated On: October 19, 2014 3:32 pm |
| Rated By: yjeNus |
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| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
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| The suggested solution is relevant to the case |
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| The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement |
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| Comments: If I were in this situation I would do just this. |
| Rated On: October 20, 2014 2:37 am |
| Rated By: Jocelyn Mitchell |
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| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
Yes
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| The suggested solution is relevant to the case |
Yes
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| The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement |
No
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| The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue |
No
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| The suggested solution is original |
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| Comments: I think this solution is helpful but could use more development |
| Rated On: October 21, 2014 5:44 am |
| Rated By: Thomas Anderson |
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| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
Yes
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| The suggested solution is relevant to the case |
Yes
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| The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement |
Yes
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| The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue |
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| The suggested solution is original |
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| Comments: I agree. Violence, even friendly violence, should not be tolerated in the classroom. |
| Rated On: February 17, 2015 10:44 pm |
| Rated By: sezyQe |
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| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
Yes
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| The suggested solution is relevant to the case |
Yes
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| The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement |
Yes
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| The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue |
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| The suggested solution is original |
Yes
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| Comments: Yes agreed! |
| Rated On: March 1, 2015 9:59 pm |
| Rated By: gumeje |
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