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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 think it goes without saying that this student is acting out because he has a need that is not being met. One of my professors and I were talking about this very type of situation, just the other day, and here is what has worked for him: Tell the student that you are in need of someone to pass out papers, run errands, etc. Let them know the responsibility this position brings, and ask him if it is something that he thinks he can handle, and would like to do. Furthermore, this position requires a special seat, right next to the teacher. Now the teacher has the student feeling like he is in control of something, he is helping, he is on task, and he is near the teacher during class. |
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