How to handle teenage students?

lol, wheres the owners manual? i have a 14 year old and quite honestly she baffles me most of the time... when you figure out how to handle 14/15 year olds...bottle it/sell it/write a book about it...you will become a millionaire!! smiles!

try this, let them talk one at a time in front of evrybody. tell them they can tell anything they want to share or better yet, let them tell everybody what they are being noisy about. you'll probably use more than the hours alloted for one subject but I think it'll be worth it. ^__^ try to watch gokusen or gto live to get an idea on how to tame students. ^__^ goodluck!

hi michan,i m just 3 years elder to you and in the same position as yours.but not student teaching but a professional one.the things you can try are that firstly make them feel you are authority figure 2)give them regular project work 3)tell them their quality of project is going to effect their grades. 4)discuss the topics within class and be patient listener 5)be helpful and admiring when needed- teenagers love appreciation in front of fellow classmates 6)never make comparison 7)praise their other hidden talents-other than academics...........I AM SURE YOU WILL BECOME THEIR FAVOURITE TEACHER. and kids listen carefully to their favourite teacher.

My best recommendation - read Harry Wong, in particular his book "The First Day of School." Lots of practical advice. Terrific ideas for classroom management.

hi there michan, I handle teenage students too, but college students to be specific. When I'm discussing and they can not keep their mouth shut, I just keep quiet and sit down. If that don't work, I give them a quiz. I don't know which will work for you, but you can try both of them. You can also think of other ways, just don't let yourself be carried over by your frustration and anger because they will see that, and they will do things to make you more irritated. good luck!

I'm a big advocate of changing your activities every 7-10 minutes. Make sure the kids all have a specific responsibility to do during each activity to keep them busy. That way, they don't have time to mess around. Make sure you keep them accountable for their work! Good luck!

Middle school is SO hard hun, I feel your pain!! I student taught with 8th graders, and while I loved it, they were SO difficult. They are very defiant, and it's kind of hard to do anything about it. When they just flat out refuse to obey you, you have to go to the next level of authority. I hate sending kids to the office, but sometimes, it's what has to happen. I taught summer school this summer which was so hard. I taught 6th-8th grade and we couldn't punish them. There was no detention or in school suspension, so I had no means of punishment. It was pretty rough! Stick it out hun!! You'll make it!