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Case: Boy, don't you ever shower? It is obvious from the first day of class that one of the students has bad body odor. By the end of the third week, you start to realize that the student as Steve. The other students in the class are going to greater and greater lengths to avoid sitting next to him. They mime choking when he sits in the seat in front of them. Any reference to odor or smell in the classroom is met with snickering. Finally, one day after Steve comes in late and sits next to a student in the front row, he turns to Steve and says, "Boy, don't you ever shower?" The class breaks up in hysterics. When should I have intervened? How?, What should I say to student? What should I say to others? Should I confront the class with Steve present? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) Nowadays, students are very sensitive about their personal appearances to others. I came across this situation a few years ago with the same situation. The problem was that a student was coming to my class directly from P.E. and was doing activities he came to school in. Therefore, that is where the P.E. comes into play. I talked to the teacher to express concern about making sure they change their clothes for health reasons. Students need to understand germs and other stuff that can go around by not taking care of their body. The teachers planned a day in health to express importance in cleanness and taking care of their body to stay healthy and strong. |
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