Paying such close attention to your students will also enable you to recognize emerging problems. Recognizing these problems gives you the opportunity to prevent them from escalating into something major. Successfully monitoring students represents good student/class management.
A disruptive student is not entitled to behave bad in class. It can be removed from class after regular disciplinary steps.
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It is not easy to change behavior of adult students. It needs of efforts and hard works using different approach may be helpful.
Let upset or angry students vent and then invite/include them in the solution
A clear and concise syllabus along with a class lecture and discussion can set the rules for the class. Stay consistent and fair with set boundaries.
I handle a disruptive student carefully. I calm myself down and breathe. Then I say, let's have a one on one so we do not interrupt the whole class and the lesson. Once I meet with the student, I ask the student what their concerns are and to be honest with me. I usually get a whole different side of them and story too. I watch my communication and make it an open one and make sure the student has trust and I mention their privacy will be respected and implemented.
Dealing with difficult students doesn't have to be hard. Listen and stay in control. Sometimes they just need to vent. Sometimes they are just looking for someone who will listen. Also, dealing with cheating students can be hard as well. You have to make certain you know that the student was cheating before accusing them. Also, I do find that standing in the back of the room during testing helps a lot.
a lot of great offensive and defensive stratagies to help. I'm glad i haven't encountered any student cheating.
Listen, Listen, Listen, many times students are being difficult due to other reasons many times outside the classroom.
Have a student support plan in place for those struggling along. Document everything.
Classroom/community management is vital to effective instruction and student learning. This takes wins and loses as you build your teaching experience. Again, starting with creating classroom/community norms can be extremely helpful and revisiting those norms daily during the first several classes, can create tremendous benefit in the long run.
We some times think that all students are the same style of learner and personality as we have but we have students of all kinds
I have learned that each "type" of student requires a different way of handling. Not all are the same
When I happen to encounter a disruptive student in the class I ask them to recap what has just been discussed to see if they were actually paying attention.
Everyone is human, listen to the issue, offer a solution, and have them write down their concerns to get a better understanding.
You may need to add a third party to the situation if needed.
Stay calm and ensure the student that you are there to help them learn and succeed.
Students are going to cheat if you give them the opportunity. I fell that treating them as adults and speaking to them in a way where you communicate an expectation will encourage a more mature environment.
I establish dominance early in the term by a sort of performative mental instability. I brand my self as "Crazy Instructor" so they expect me to be bombastic and animated. This cuts down on class clowning, changes the focus of angry students, and a makes shy students feel less intimidated.
Very good examples for ways to deal with the disruptive, hostile, or tempted to cheat student. There seems to be one in almst every class.
I am new intructure. I am seeking all suggestions as I start the new journey
physical movement during lecture and eye contact are ways to engage our students, as well as let them know we are aware of whats going on in class.
