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  Case: Playground duty
At your school, teachers must rotate once every other week with playground duty, which involves being out on the playground during
lunch time and helping to monitor the activities of students on the playground. One day on your shift right before the bell is to
ring to signal the end of lunch recess, a student from your class comes up to and tells you that Jon ( another student from your class)
is standing over in the corner and has been throwing rocks, at both the building and in the general direction of other students. As you
walk over to where Jon is you, you see that he now has a big rock his hand. You first ask Jon to put down the rock and he refuses to comply – stating "you can't make me." What is next?
Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!)
I would tell Jon one more time to put the rock down. I would explain what is going to happen if he decides to not listen to my request. He deserves to know what is going to happen. I would be sure that he understands the consequences and I would be sure to follow through if he decided to not listen to my request. I feel the main reason students say you can't make me is due to the fact that most teachers do not follow through.
 
     
     
  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. Allowing Jon to understand what will happen if he does not listen is a great idea. Also giving him a second chance to put it down shows that you want to help him.
Rated On: October 9, 2016 10:14 pm
Rated By: aMapuN