| No classroom is free from having at least one or two | | | | When dealing with a disruptive student, you must |
| students that seem to constantly and incessantly | | | | remain calm. Avoid becoming hostile towards the |
| disrupt the entire classroom with their antics. But in | | | | poorly behaved child; this only allows the student to |
| order for all students to learn effectively, a classroom | | | | see that they can easily push your buttons, which will |
| must have order and consistency. New teachers (and | | | | only heighten the problem. The truth is that some |
| in some instances, veteran educators) often are | | | | students feel satisfied when they believe that they can |
| clueless when it comes to handling perpetually | | | | make a teacher angry at will, and may use this type of |
| disruptive students, which can make their jobs that | | | | behavior to get out of working. But as a teacher, you |
| much harder. Disruptions may come in any form, | | | | can defuse conflict and restore harmony. Regain |
| literally, but the most common include: | | | | control of the classroom with the following initiatives: |
| · talking when others are talking | | | | · asking the student to refer to the classroom rules |
| · talking during lessons | | | | · standing next to the student as you teach |
| · behaving badly | | | | · ask the student a question to redirect his attention |
| · disrespecting other students or the teacher | | | | to the lesson |
| · being tardy | | | | · ask the student to stay after class and then try to |
| Setting Limits and Establishing Rules | | | | clear up the problem |
| It is important that a teacher nips disruptive students "in | | | | There are many reasons that a student may become |
| the bud" as soon as a problem surfaces. Being | | | | disruptive. They may not understand the lesson, they |
| assertive and laying down basic ground rules at the | | | | may have already been taught the concepts in the |
| beginning of the academic year is equally as important. | | | | lesson, or perhaps they cannot see or hear you from |
| A teacher must let his or her students know that they | | | | where they are seated. And then there are students |
| mean business when it comes to behaving in a proper | | | | who are simply disruptive for whatever other reason, |
| manner. And while all teachers should be fair to their | | | | which may be beyond your control. These students |
| students, they must also make certain that they set | | | | are often best handled by assigning them a seat |
| out clear expectation and classroom rules from the | | | | front-and-center in front of your desk where you can |
| get-go, and to go a step further by explaining why the | | | | keep an eye on them. However, a truly disruptive |
| classroom rules that have been set are important. The | | | | student may need to be referred to the principal for |
| next step is to enforce rules consistently. It is a sure | | | | disciplinary action. Keep in mind, however, that if you |
| bet that if the rules are inconsistently enforced or not | | | | have multiple students in the classroom that are |
| enforced at all, students will notice and act accordingly. | | | | disruptive or that behave badly, you may have a rules |
| Display your classroom rules in a conspicuous place | | | | structure that is too lenient or too lax, or inversely, too |
| for all to see and leave them posted for the entire | | | | strict. If students feel that they cannot live up to your |
| school year. | | | | expectations, they sometimes will not put any effort |
| Restoring Harmony | | | | into trying. |