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Student with Bad Attitude

by Mr. M

Dec 1, 2010

I am a new teacher and this year I have a student with just an overall bad attitude. He throws insults at his classmates and is very defiant. I understand that my role as a teacher is to guide the students and ensure that they are learning the material, but would I be over-idealistic to believe that my role may also be to help shape these students into better citizens? I don't want to overstep my boundaries as a teacher, but even though I can manage this student in my class, I am afraid of who he will become when he is outside of the school's walls in a couple of years.

Any suggestions you can offer would be greatly appreciated.

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Tom I firmly believe our role as teachers SHOULD BE to help guide the intellectual, personal, and social development of each student -- all through interaction with the subject matter, their peers, and ourselves. How we deal with them ... and help them deal with themselves and each other can make all the difference.

Our country (and much of t...See More

Dec 1, 2010

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Prof. Howard Seeman On 12/01/10, Mr. M wrote: > I am a new teacher and this year I have a student with just > an overall bad attitude. He throws insults at his > classmates and is very defiant. I understand that my role > as a teacher is to guide the students and ensure that they > are learning the material, but would I be over-idealistic > to believ...See More

Dec 3, 2010

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Dec 5, 2010

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c I am going completely off the beam here and completely agree with Tom on this one. It is our responsibility to help shape every student into a productive member of society, and teaching social skills is an extremely important part of our job.

However, I am not going to give you suggestions. If he is doing well in your class, you are alrea...See MoreI am going completely off the beam here and completely agree with Tom on this one. It is our responsibility to help shape every student into a productive member of society, and teaching social skills is an extremely important part of our job.

However, I am not going to give you suggestions. If he is doing well in your class, you are already on the right track, and he will remember the things you teach him later on in life. It really does take just one good role model to show a kid that he cares to help him make important choices in the future. With your guidance and some maturity, he might turn out just fine.

On 12/01/10, Tom wrote: > I firmly believe our role as teachers SHOULD BE to help guide > the intellectual, personal, and social development of each > student -- all through interaction with the subject matter, > their peers, and ourselves. How we deal with them ... and > help them deal with themselves and each other can make all > the difference. > > Our country (and much of the world) has gone off the beam in > this regard; the notion that our job is to teach subject > matter rather than students is laughable. If I weren't > crying, that is. > > The fact that we must now teach TESTABLE subject matter only > puts us farther off the mark than ever. > > Will America ever learn? I doubt it. Too much fear. Too much > anger. Too many control-lovers masquerading as educators. Too > much reactive and erroneous thinking masquerading as > educational wisdom. > > Too bad. > > After all that, however, comes a profound YES! Do all you can > to reach the kid, while you create a safe and supportive > environment for all in the classroom. If you have the > autonomy and freedom at your school to create your own "best > classroom," don't shy away from it. Trust your instincts -- > as far as I can tell, they are right on. > > > On 12/01/10, Mr. M wrote: >> I am a new teacher and this year I have a student with just >> an overall bad attitude. He throws insults at his >> classmates and is very defiant. I understand that my role >> as a teacher is to guide the students and ensure that they >> are learning the material, but would I be over-idealistic >> to believe that my role may also be to help shape these >> students into better citizens? I don't want to overstep my >> boundaries as a teacher, but even though I can manage this >> student in my class, I am afraid of who he will become when >> he is outside of the school's walls in a couple of years. >> >> Any suggestions you can offer would be greatly appreciated.

Dec 5, 2010

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Leah I totally agree with c and Tom. You don't say how old the student is, but taking an interest in him as a person could be helpful. Privately you might say something like, "I see good in you. You are too special a person to insult your classmates and be defiant to teachers." Then listen. You might find the following article of interest:

Jan 23, 2011

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