On dealing with disruptive freshmen

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On dealing with disruptive freshmen

by Ted

May 12, 2009

A question for any professors who teach any freshmen level classes- Do you ever have the problem of disruptive freshmen who behave as if they were still in high school? How do you 'break them in'? A friend who teaches a freshman history class told me his shock at how freshmen will think nothing of taklking on their cellphones during his class- Another professor friend has a very strict policy- If she has to talk to a student 3 times regarding their behvavior, they are kicked out of the class-for good. What is your approach?

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rw I don't have that problem much, and I don't think any of the colleges I work at would support just kicking them out for good. Sometimes I give them "a look." Other times I make a joke about it. Other times I find a non-patronizing way to ask them to stop. But mostly they behave fine

May 17, 2009

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sleuth to rw I agree with you 100% it is all about reverse psychology. You are one of a kind and unique educator. Actually, I envy your students because they have a very intelligent, compassionate and loving teacher like you.

Unlike my teachers (long time ago) when I was in grammar or elementary and high schools, majority of them were evil. I received...See More

May 18, 2009

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bernoulli On 5/12/09, Ted wrote: > A question for any professors who teach any freshmen level > classes- Do you ever have the problem of disruptive > freshmen who behave as if they were still in high school? > How do you 'break them in'? > A friend who teaches a freshman history class told me his > shock at how freshmen will think nothing o...See More

May 20, 2009

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Prof. Howard On 5/12/09, Ted wrote: > A question for any professors who teach any freshmen level > classes- Do you ever have the problem of disruptive > freshmen who behave as if they were still in high school? > How do you 'break them in'? > A friend who teaches a freshman history class told me his > shock at how freshmen will think nothing o...See More

Dec 5, 2009

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Prof. Howard Seeman On 5/12/09, Ted wrote: > A question for any professors who teach any freshmen level > classes- Do you ever have the problem of disruptive > freshmen who behave as if they were still in high school? > How do you 'break them in'? > A friend who teaches a freshman history class told me his > shock at how freshmen will think nothing o...See More