Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Student is disruptive in Class I teach in a class where students have me for a Reading, Writing, and Civics teacher and my colleague for Math and Science. We have a student who is very disruptive in class and often talks about things that are not on topic. Our class sits in groups of four, some groups have five; he is the fifth student in a group. Not only is my colleague getting upset with his behaviors, his classmates are, too. I have tried proximity, eye contact, and reminding the student that he is not on topic to discourage his negative comments, but he persist. Do you have any suggestions in dealing with him? My colleague wants to move him to a self-contained ESE classroom because he is too disruptive. He has a 504 plan, but his parents deny he has any issues. I am trying to combat this for the sake of the child, while maintaining a positive learning environment for all. Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) I also agree that conferencing with the student would be a great way to begin to understand where the student is coming from and what the motivations might be behind the disruptive behaviors.I would also observe and note the behaviors and their timing throughout the day. Are there any patterns? Is this something he might be doing for attention? Noticing any consistencies can help determine the student's motivation and how you can accommodate his needs. If it is perhaps for attention, one thing to do is to comment on the students who are doing something correctly and give them verbal praise when the student is acting out. This will shift the attention from him and to the students who are following directions. As for the parents, if they continue to disagree with what is happening in the classroom, I would start a log of all of the negative behaviors with when and what occurred. This would be great data for them and any other intervention plans you might want to set in place.                 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: Rated On: February 13, 2013 12:19 pm Rated By: eHeGuL                 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: Rated On: February 28, 2013 11:03 pm Rated By: hujupu                 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: This is a great solution! Documentation and looking for patterns is a great way to figure out what the problem could be. Rated On: February 28, 2021 6:05 pm Rated By: Torii Podmokly