First of all, I have to say, this girl is a problem for 2
other teachers on our team. For me, not so. She was, a few
yrs ago, in a school for kids with troubled families (but
kids who did not get into trouble in school, i.e.,
suspensions, etc). She's been more and more
outspoken/chatty during class as the weeks went on, but she
is in an afternoon class (right after lunch) that is awake
and rarin' to go--mostly, they do get their work done. She
tries, mostly, to do her work--by mid-period, she is settled
down and working hard. Today we were doing a lesson
worksheet with which she was experiencing some confusion--as
were many students. I was circulating as much as possible,
helping out as many as I could. I helped her. Then she
asked me a question (which I apparently did not hear), as I
was helping others. She asked more adamantly--then stated
that I was "ignorant" bc I "walked away." I looked at her,
quietly mouthed she was out of line (do not talk to a
teacher like that, is what i said), and told her she should
apologize--which she did, though in a rather attitudinal
voice. I let that go. She settled down quickly. So my
question is: next class, should I call her out, and address
it--as in, I wrote her up (didn't, but was thinking of it),
but will not turn it in, should she not repeat her what I
consider disrespect (though again, I did not write her up bc
of the apology, and bc she seems to have minimal self
control--blurts out things bf she thinks better of them);
or, should I wait and see if she repeats her (mis)behavior,
then call her out and call her on it; or what? Have to note
her, I teach in a school of mainly disadvantaged kids;
sometimes, I think, they have little concept of appropriate
behavior bc they have learned very few parameters and live
in mainly unstructured homes. Also, she was miffed (at
herself, I believe), because she did not have an assignment
ready to turn in (which we have worked on, in class, for 2
weeks--and hers was almost completely done 2 days ago--she
apparently did not take the hour at home to complete it).
Opinions, feedback, advice: greatly appreciated. Thank you.

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