Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Student's Respect Last semester I interned in a first grade class. The class was a bit... lively, but my CT managed it very well. Whenever she was not the one in charge of the class however, the students became instantly unruly. After watching the class I learned this was not just a problem I had as an intern, but also one other teachers seemed to have. When I was in charge I used every tactic and reward/discipline system my CT used, but that didn't seem to make a difference in their behavior. While my teaching time wasn't a total disaster I was very frustrated when trying to manage them. What do you suppose I could have done to help keep the disruptions to a minimum? Was it right to use my CT's exact style? Or should I have tried my own form of discipline/management? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) Even at the first grade level, many of them view anyone besides their main teacher as someone they don't need to listen to. I have this issue in pre-k. I have 3 or 4 students who can be very rude to my paraprofessional, even though we work as equals in the classroom. Find your own reward/discipline system and incorporate it into your CT's. That way, you are using her system but also modifying based on what works for you. Make sure the students see that you are in control when the CT isn't teaching.