A student who comes to class and takes up time with disruptive behavior robs the other students of learning and should be dealt with quickly and effectively. Each student should be given the opportunity to learn in a positive enviornment. By dealing with difficult students quickly will show the rest of the class as an instructor you respect them as individuals and understand their want to learn.

To do list is piece of work which takes stress of urgency. It reminds of class exams, meetings, and all important tasks of your life.

I find myself as a "guide" in the teaching environment. I enjoy seeing the "light turn on" when a student understands and can execute a new concept. However, there are some students who are be "the bad apple" that can spoil an entire class. Often disciplining that student can turn the whole class against the instructor. I have found that establishing a new relationship with a class is necessary, especially when beginning work with a class that has been exclusively with another instructor....clean up work maybe? Any comments and suggestions to win over a "spoiled" class are welcome. I have found useful techniques, such as individual attention, personal interaction during tasks, and inclusive group lessons and activities.

I use humor in my lecture presentation to keep students engaged. When a topic gets a little heavy, a little humor can lighten the students mood. Walking around the class during lecture also helps. Changing the volume of your lecture can awaken a slumbering student or two. Standing or sitting behind a lecturn and speaking with a monotone will cause the most engaged student to fall asleep!

Working for a career college has opened up a whole new array of challenges for me which I mostly enjoy tackling but there is one student I just can't seem to work with. This student has real psychological diagnoses already & I feel ill equipped to deal with him. He is the "center of attention", "know-it-all" and does not respond to social ques. These seem to be all a part of his Aspergers, Turrets (sp?), and bipolar issues - yes he has all three! I don't see how he is going to make it in any work environment dealing with the public but his grades are fine on anything written. He is very disruptive. I will try all of the suggestions here & see if any work well. The cards didn't work for another instructor but I'll try that one again too.

It would be nice if I can say that I am a perfect Guide. But I tend to be a Controller because I am a perfectionist. I am highly motivated, well-organized, wants to do a good job, and has a high expectation from my students. I love to be a Guide. I love the subjects that I teach. I do extra effort to make the class alive - using a lot of props as much as possible. Using a lot of examples when coding. I want an active class and not a passive one. I present rules and policies that I am expecting students to comply with on the first day of class. I do seating assignments to ensure students get to interact with each other - specially the quiet ones. I seat them so I can see each one of them. I also make sure that I call their names so they will know that I am aware that they I care about their learning skills. I monitor their activities and grades and make sure that my Director the progress of each student.

Have each new student state three things about themselves - one being untrue. The rest of the class then tries to determine which is untrue. Everyone becomes invoved and it can be a lot of fun.

continous nonstop lectures are very boring and not helpful in learning. So some other means should be avalaible in between the lectures so as to make it more interesting and meaningful.

giving continous feedback to the students regarding there work is the best option to push the students to achieve their goals and success in life.

first of all the challenging syudents have to be identified and than handled on with individual one to one discussion

student psychology plays a very important role in managing a student behavior.

I like to always have an energizer prepared for a lesson. It always keeps students engaged. What are some activities you do with your classes?

I can come up with some fun activities to keep everyone engaged in school, but sometimes my mind is blank. What are some of your ideas?

In the Navy, in business and in the classroom, one's initial appearance is important as a first step in commanding respect. Good grooming is a given. Then, I favor wearing a suit (or sport jacket and well pressed slacks), clean shirt (of course!),tie and shined shoes. Comments from my students show that my appearance helps them to decide that I am a professional. During demonstrations, the jacket comes off, the sleeves are folled up, and I project interest and excitement about the project.

Eyes rolling, yawning or sighing in class is an indication I am losing the class. I switch gears and have class interaction by way or hands on, debates or rolls playing. Energizes the class, problem solved.

I find cheating is a reaction and not an action. Due to lack of time, study habits, sleep or deadline, students are forced to make the hard choice to cheat. To prevent this, I have all things off desk, every other seat and pen only. When the correcting is done, any below a 75, warrants a visit/call to discuss low performance. Then the solution can begin.

being prepared and confident in your material prevents this.Always present as if someone above you in your field is in the class, but having this in the back of your mind, you will always be prepared!

I had a student once who was very slow. She shuffled, dragging a big load behind her, consisting of a backpack, a dufflebag on wheels, and an armful of books. She came prepared to spend the day at school because her transportation depended on others. Anytime she entered the classroom, usually late, she disrupted it because of the slowness and the noise of unpacking everything, sorting through papers, and generally "getting ready" for the class that had been in progress already for 10 minutes. At break time, I sometimes had to go and find her because she was not back in time. How would you deal with this?

I find that when I have personal stress issues at work. It helps me to have a close friend at work to talk with. Giving me New perpectives of the situation at hand.

I started off trying to be flexible and understanding and found that I was flexing too much. This caused a lot of stress for me. If you accept late homework, you will receive a wave of late work at the end of the quarter. I have tried making the penalties stiffer and stiffer until I actually saw some results. I tried 10% penalty for late homework (little impact), then tried 50% penalty (that made a difference). In some classes I do not accept late homework at all (this way, we can grade the homework together in class). There is complaining (once or twice) and then they realize that they need to be prompt - so 90% of the students are on time with 90% of their homework. I also don't do make-up tests. Period. (Well, if your father is in the hospital, or you are in the hospital/jail, we will talk about it. Other than that, you just get a zero for that test/quiz.) This may sound harsh, but it is working for me. I usually do only one make-up exam all quarter in all classes combined! I tell students that if they are late to the airport (whether a good excuse or bad excuse) the plane will leave without them. They get it. This has reduced some of the end of quarter grading stress that I was experiencing.