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Re: Disrespectful Students
Posted by Darren B. on 4/10/08

    Removing your ego from the job is very difficult, one of those
    things easier said than done. But Steve is right in that it is
    so necessary to your mental health as a teacher.

    When I switched from trying to convince my students to behave to
    using a system that rewards students for behaving after clearly
    defining what "behaving" means, I found I was able to insulate
    my actions from my ego. When a student didn't follow
    directions, I gave them a mark and moved on. It wasn't an
    argument. If the kid wanted to argue, I'd just say, "Hey, it's
    just a mark. No big deal." And, in fact, the simple act of the
    student wanting to argue about the mark meant they had bought in
    to my system.

    Hope this helps.

    Darren

    This free video is a sample of the training I'll be offering through my six-week online coaching.


 
 
 
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