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Case: Bad Influence
I have two students, both girls, who have started to become friends. One, Amelia, is a genuinely good student, tries her best, and always listens. Or, until recently. The other is Amanda. Amanda is a new student, and has been a constant disruption to the class since her arrival. Shes quite the class clown, is nearly always off tasks, and talks back to me. Amelia became friends with her and since then, the two have been engaging in these off task behaviors together. So I decided to inform them I was going to call home. Amelia starts sobbing and screaming "No! Please don't call home, I don't want my Dad to hear, please!" I can understand the child being upset, but she was.. beside herself. I let her off the first time and told her she would instead lose half of recess (I did the same for Amanda too) and they would both write a reflection on their behavior. Their behavior started to deteriorate again, so again I mentioned calling home and got the same reaction. Obviously I cannot let the behavior continue, but I've never seen a child so terrified of a teacher calling home. How should I handle this?
Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!)
A possible solution is to figure out why Amelia is so worried about you calling her dad by asking her some questions and having the school guidance counselor talk with her. At the same time you could contact Amanda's parents and try to focus on solving the issue with Amanda because it seems Amelia will follow suit if Amanda straightens out. Once you discover what is going on with Amelia's dad, follow the correct procedure. |
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| Comments: I believe that this a a great strategy. Both students should be reprimanded for the act but I do not believe that it is not something they can straighten out. Both students can learn to be respectful in class and act appropriately. |
| Rated On: February 23, 2015 7:33 pm |
| Rated By: anuhag |
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| Comments: I feel this would be the most appropriate choice as to not make the child feel bad or pressured about what you are asking. |
| Rated On: February 23, 2015 11:38 pm |
| Rated By: eSaPaz |
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| Comments: I agree with this solution. Since the behavior isn't changing something has to be done. |
| Rated On: February 24, 2015 4:48 am |
| Rated By: XudaBy |
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| Comments: This solution is great, it takes care of all situations at hand without causing issues in the classroom or at home. |
| Rated On: February 24, 2015 8:20 pm |
| Rated By: JugaVu |
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| Comments: This issue needs to be addressed, however it seems there is an underlying issue with her Dad. |
| Rated On: February 24, 2015 9:33 pm |
| Rated By: Sydbug |
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| Comments: Finding out what is going on at home and contacting the school counselor for proper steps is key in this situation. |
| Rated On: February 25, 2015 10:18 pm |
| Rated By: aSaByN |
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| Comments: I think it's important to have the child talk with a faculty member they can trust to figure out what is going on whether it be a guidance counselor or a teacher. I agree that it's important to find out what is going on in the situation and to figure out if there is anything going on at home and why Amelia is starting to follow in on Amanda's behaviors. I do feel that talking to the parents can also help figure out what is going on with Amelia but sometimes the parent might not tell the whole story so we educators have to be careful. But the underlying importance of the solution is talking to many people associated with the child and the school for solutions or to figure out why this behavior is occurring and the appropriate steps to go about it. |
| Rated On: March 1, 2015 3:56 am |
| Rated By: aHeXud |
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| Comments: I would do exactly this, have her speak to someone else and then based on that conversation follow the next and correct procedures. |
| Rated On: March 1, 2015 4:18 am |
| Rated By: LedaQy |
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| Comments: If I were in this situation, I would do exactly this. I feel that there may be an underlying problem as to why Amelia does not want her dad to know she is acting out in class, and this is a great time to get the school guidance counselor involved. In addition, Amanda's parents should be contacted as she is a new student and does not seem to have a "problem" as I guess you could say with the teacher calling her parents. Sometimes bad influences may come and go in our classrooms, but we need to nip them in the bud in order to protect our students. |
| Rated On: March 1, 2015 11:11 am |
| Rated By: Mariah Salas |
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| Comments: Great suggestion! |
| Rated On: March 1, 2015 8:21 pm |
| Rated By: gumeje |
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| Comments: Love this suggestion! |
| Rated On: March 2, 2015 2:38 am |
| Rated By: meMeRa |
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| Comments: This is a very useful solution and I agree that solving the main issue with Amanda may correct the issue on its own. However, a guidance counselor should still meet with Amelia. |
| Rated On: March 3, 2015 2:54 am |
| Rated By: eWeHaz |
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| Comments: Great suggestion! |
| Rated On: March 11, 2015 11:48 am |
| Rated By: yQaran |
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| Comments: I mostly agree. Kids are terrified of parents calling home if they know they will get in trouble for their behavior. Nowadays the parent's seem to make excuses for their children so we just aren't used to seeing kids get upset anymore. I would press the issue of dad a little bit, but chances are it's just that she doesn't want to get in trouble. It sounds like she never really did, and so she's overreacting a bit when she has been getting in trouble. |
| Rated On: March 4, 2017 10:33 pm |
| Rated By: jyvubu |
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| Comments: This is a great solution as I too would be concerned about why it is the child's reaction to the phone call home is so exaggerated. I'd be concerned about her well being and sending her to guidance as well because she may feel even more frightened now that the attention on her, the issue and her parents has leveled up. |
| Rated On: October 16, 2017 4:25 pm |
| Rated By: Ramos |
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| Comments: If I were in this situation, I would try this. |
| Rated On: February 24, 2019 11:13 pm |
| Rated By: evyRub |
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