I had a child very similar to this last year and it was obvious
to me that there were deep mental issues that were very troubled
here and not just a case of misbehaving.
Read up on Attachment Disorder and see if anything fits.
I made it through the year because I eventually got an aid.

> On 10/07/09, 4th Grade Teacher wrote:
>> Hello,
>> I have a student who is extremely disruptive. He teases
>> other students, blames others for his own missbehavior,
>> refuses to do academic work, and does not tell the truth.
>> In my opinion, he loves the attention he gets from doing
>> all these things. He actually likes being punished and
>> having consequences. On top of all that, this 4th grader is
>> very disrespectful. He had the guts to tell me "I hate
>> you!" in front of the class. He replies back when told what
>> to do or given a consequence, has put his feet on my chair,
>> done obscene gestures with hands in the classroom.... well,
>> you get the idea.
>> I tried ignoring the behaviors to a point, but that
>> resulted on the whole class being distracted by his
>> behavior. He is also very particular about positive
>> reinforcement....It is almost like he doesn't like doing
>> the right thing. He would go against the rules a few
>> minutes after he has done something positive, specially if
>> I show excitement about it. Any advice??? Please???????

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