It seems to me that at a certain point, angry students turn the rest of the class on themselves (which can make them even angrier). The other students are there to learn, and by letting them talk it out all the time, it takes up class time and slows class progress. Sure it's better than having that student explode, but at some point, don't you need to just pull the student out and discipline them instead of letting them vent to the class? And if it doesn't turn the class on them, I would think that anger/ frustration is potentially… >>>

I've found very recently that students who are ready to quit or who are questioning the curriculum/ program sometimes just need a little bit more encouragement. I have one student who has been ostracized from the class because he is strange... and yes, he is definitely strange (he has some very odd behavioral habits and often makes odd remarks). After a little while, this student began complaining and holding up class by criticizing the material. I got angry at first. He was so difficult. I thought about it though, and went in a few days later with a brand new… >>>