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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!
What do you do about a kid who is a 5th grader who still poops in his pants and throws a tantrum EVERY time he doesn't get his way? (His social skills are that of a kindergarten.)
ReplyDeleteSounds like a situation for the guidance department. A classroom teacher doesn't have time for this type of behavior. It isn't fair to the other students in the class.
ReplyDeleteI once had a student that threw temper tantrums to avoid non-preferred tasks(mostly everything that was asked of him). After trying everything, I finally found something that worked with this student. When he entered my classroom, I pulled him aside and quietly informed him that I had several times alloted for temper tantrums that day and would like to know when he felt the best time for his tantrum would be. Not sure if he was confused or just being non-compliant but by giving him permission to have a tantrum somehow took all the fun out of it for him!
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ReplyDeleteI LOVE it! Very creative! Humor definitely is a great way to diffuse a situation and deflate the locus of control that a student believes they have!
I had a student who banged his head on the wall in my classroom this year. A ninth grader. You would think he would have developed social skills by then right? No. He did this for attention. After I stopped asking him to stop or giving him attention on this matter he stopped. I think that a lot of bad behavior has been their way of getting what they want. Attention. When we do take the fun out of it for them, they are not getting what they want.
ReplyDeleteSend the student on a "special" errand. Then talk with the other students about the situation. You could say that it is evident that Johnny has moments when he doesn't like when he doesn't get his way. Then lay out the plan. Johnny will be allowed to only have his tantrum in a certain area of the room. The rest of the class is to continue to work and not pay Johnny any attention. Then tell Johnny the plan. You could tell him that he may throw a fit, but only in a certain spot in the room.(somewhere away from the group). You could also tell them that when he is having the tantrum, the rest of the class will continue to work and when he is finished he can join the group.
ReplyDeleteSymptom: ESOL students do not always know our customs of saying please and thank you as well as other acceptable mannerisms which our children take for granted.
ReplyDeleteDiagnosis: They just do not know good manners because they were never taught them. They have no background knowledge of them.
Treatment: Students must be directly instructed on what is and is not acceptable behavior in our culture.
I agree with Meg. In kindergarten, I just ignore tantrums. After a while, they stop because they are not getting the attention they want.I have high expectations for behavior as well as for academics. The kids generally live up to may expectations.
ReplyDeleteSymptom: There are a group of five girls who are "friends". The problem is that 1 of the girls gets left out or is picked on by the other 4 girls. The "victim" changes every couple of days.
ReplyDeleteWhat is up with "mean girl syndrome?" It seems like there is always an odd woman out if there is an uneven number of girls. What this group needs is Friend #6 to help even things out.
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