Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Get my attention I encountered a student during my time in the classroom who is constantly trying to get my attention and the attention of the teacher. I know that he could be a very good student but he does not use his time wisely and is sometimes disruptive when the other students are working. I think that he needs constant attention and, unfortunately, finds a negative way to do it most times. He also feels that he needs to be the class comedian. I tried not addressing his antics in the hopes that he would stop but it has continued for the entire three weeks. Most times when he is acting up a lot, the teacher is outside of the classroom but he will still be mildly disruptive even when she and I are both there. After asking him to quiet or settle down once or twice in a class he is usually pretty good. It would be my goal for him to be able to come into class and get to work without the usual 5 or 10 minutes of his antsy stand up comedy routine. Is there a good way to achieve this goal? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) I would recommend giving rewards to this student once he or she comes in and immediately gets started on their work. This would allow the student to get that praise and attention in a positive manner. Pull them aside and discuss the rules for getting the praise or reward. Make it very personal to that student- something he or she would like the most.