Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: EBD Behavior Issue A male student in the 2nd grade is in a full inclusion classroom with a general and special education teacher. This student is very disruptive and has already been labeled EBD. He continue to disrupt the classroom by flipping over desk, chairs, throwing things, and being so disruptive the entire class has to stop. The teachers have had administration come into the classroom over ten times. Their response is always to try to calm the student down and provide positive discipline. His behavior may change for the moment but is never consistent. He should be placed in the EBD classroom but they do not want to move him in the middle of the school year. Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) Moving students to EBD classes in my county in the middle of the year is not uncommon where I teach. In fact, it's more common for it to happen as the data has been collected and evidence of behaviors have been shown. Build a trusting relationship with this student. Do not use the word 'bad' in the classroom. Write "honest notes" home--not good notes or bad notes, just honest notes. This helps students take responsibility of their actions. Ultimately, allow this student to be successful. Even if he is sitting in his seat--praise that! It sounds silly like, "Why would I reward something they should already been doing!" It's hard to get passed but you must change your mindset and allow this child to succeed at anything even if it is something he should already be doing.