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Welcome to the Project!
Greetings, friends. This will be the hub for our discussion in EDU 740. I'd like to take this opportunity to say what an honor and a privilege is it to b... awww, who am I kidding? I got stuck running this little show, so now you've got to put up with my sardonic humor between classes! For each section, remember that we need symptoms, a diagnosis, and suggested treatments. The diagnosis should pretty much be the title of the thread, but feel free to create sub-categories or spin-off questions if the mood hits you. The symptoms and treatments will be the bulk of the project.
Now get out there and start blogging!
Now get out there and start blogging!
How should you handle the student who undermines everything you do and his only joy is in making the classroom miserable? (This child is brilliant and socially way beyond his peers. He is accepted by his peers only because they are afraid of crossing him.)
ReplyDeleteGive the student responsibilities in the classroom and use his brilliance in a positive way.
ReplyDeleteTry some cooperative learning strategies where this kid is the leader of a group project.
ReplyDeleteThere has to be something else this student enjoys or somewhere this want to make everyone miserable stems from. Find the stem of behavior.Then you may be able to help the student and their negative attitude. Let this student know you care for them, and their success.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Anne with an "E"
ReplyDeleteI tried EACH one of those things, as well as many others, and yet this student refused to to let anything phase him. He was passionate about baseball and a GREAT ALLSTAR player, but his parents refused to limit or restrict this to help with his academics. They refused to see the correlation between the two. They gave him all the power!
ReplyDeleteI did find that NOT engaging in a power struggle with him was the only way to accomplish ANYTHING in the classroom. Focusing on him in any capacity was a bad idea. Making him fade into the group helped everyone accomplish more!