Carolyn

Posted on 10/25/09

On 10/24/09, Madison wrote:
> Is the disruptive group mostly boys or girls? What are their interests? How
much movement do you allow as part of your lesson? How much
talking do you allow? What is the length of your lecture? Do
you have a designated time and perimeters for movement? Are
these students artistic? Use of videos, pics, slide shows, or
art work might help. Keep trying new seat arrangements. Give
one redirect. Be consistent. Use a buddy room but make them
accountable. Learn about the students' biographies. You might
find that there is something in the students home environment
or health that is a contributing factor. Have a class
meeting at the beginning. You can curtail many problems at
the start. How is your lesson paced? Is the instruction a
good match for these students? Get a second person to observe
to help you make classroom adjustments. Interview the
students or lead a class discussion and find out if there is a
subject that they didn't like in school but now they enjoy.
Visit that class to observe seating arrangements, lesson
delivery (lecture length, pace, difficulty) amount of
movement, class structure, discipline, classroom management,
and teaching techniques.

Good Luck,

Carolyn

Hello,
>
> I am a new high school English teacher, and I am failing
> miserably with one of my classes. I have a group of
> students for two periods in row. There are only 25 of them
> since they are lower level. However, they are my worst
> behaved class. Out of the 25, maybe half of them are on
> always on task and paying attention. The other half is
> constantly talking out of turn, interrupting lecture, up
> out of their seats and making rude comments to others.
> There is one student who is particularly worse. He is not a
> bad kid, but he can not sit still or stay quiet. I have
> called home, and I have sent him out twice for bad
> behavior. However, he is not the only one. I can not get
> anything done in that class and the other students learning
> is suffering. I just do not know what to do when it is so
> many of them. I don't want to punish the whole class,
> because I have some really cooperative, hard working
> students. I have also committed the cardinal sin of
> threatening and not following through. ANy advice would be
> greatly appreciated.
>
> Thank you, Madison

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