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Case: Tattle Tailors
I am currently in my K-5 internship where I have students constantly approaching me to essentially "tattle" on their other classmates. Examples include "he tripped me", "she threw something at me", "Robert stole me pencil", among others. How do I decrease the amount of "tattling" in my classroom?
Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!)
It is so confusing for children to get mixed messages about "You should tell someone if someone is 'bothering' you." and "Don't 'fight' or 'argue' if someone is picking on you. Tell an adult." We tell them these things and then are overwhelmed when they actually do what we told them to do. I think that the first and most important thing is to have the class understand and define what 'tattle telling' is. I would also suggest creating a checklist, "Before I Tell the Teacher (BITT)." The checklist could have important questions that the student would learn to ask themselves before they come to the teacher, such as: Is someone hurt? Is someone in danger of being hurt? Has the problem happened more than once? Did you ask the person to please stop the behavior? etc.... This checklist should be posted on the wall and discussed with the class. If a student can check 'Yes' to any of the questions then they may have a legitimate problem that needs to be addressed. |
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| Comments: This is an excellent strategy. Having a checklist posted in the room should help the students learn to be problem solvers. The teacher should use it as a reference when students begin to tattle, "did you do the checklist first?" |
| Rated On: February 18, 2015 4:52 am |
| Rated By: uheZeg |
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| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
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| Comments: I really like the checklist idea! |
| Rated On: February 25, 2015 7:06 pm |
| Rated By: Shannon Stephens |
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| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
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| Comments: This is a great solution and I think the checklist that the students could do by themselves is a good idea. |
| Rated On: March 1, 2015 2:57 am |
| Rated By: LedaQy |
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| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
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| Comments: Good idea. |
| Rated On: March 6, 2016 3:09 pm |
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| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
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| The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement |
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| Comments: I really like the idea of the checklist as a first resort for kids. |
| Rated On: October 15, 2017 8:18 pm |
| Rated By: qedeDe |
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| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
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| Comments: I think this is a good idea because it tells the students that their problems aren’t just something to brush under the rug! |
| Rated On: November 13, 2022 11:34 pm |
| Rated By: muWyZy |
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