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As a middle school teacher, I've found classroom meetings to be very productive. The students are in charge of the meeting, and they have been taught how to express concerns about another students' behavior in a respectful and a problem solving manner. Many times the disruptive student is surprised to hear that his/her behavior was bothering his/her friends. Building a classroom community where this can occur effectively takes some work early in the school year, but it's well worth the time.
mrsd That would work when there are only one or two disruptive students. Or it would work if the other students in the class weren't buying into the disruptions. But, what do you do when 1/3 of the class are there because parents have requested that they NOT be in classes with their children. That's the situation I was in two years ago. 27 students in t...See More
Jun 4, 2011
Jace's Mom On 6/04/11, HootOwl wrote: > As a middle school teacher, I've found classroom meetings > to be very productive. The students are in charge of the > meeting, and they have been taught how to express concerns > about another students' behavior in a respectful and a > problem solving manner. Many times the disruptive student > is sur...See More
Jun 4, 2011


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