discipline

September 24, 2012 4:05am CST
So I have a couple - 4 actually - students are very disruptive and disobedient in the class room. It is at the point where it is difficult to run a lesson in the class because of these students. I am starting to really lose my patience and it makes my day completely miserable. The problem is that my hands are tied as far as discipline goes. Their parents dont care, they come from a very disadvantaged community and they are some of the poorest in that community. I have tried all sorts of things from sending them out of the class. To visiting them at their houses and encouraging them. I have tried almost everything but there does not seem to be much change in their behaviour. When they are separate from each other they are much better, but there is no way of keeping them completely separate every day. What can I do?
5 responses
@GilMegans (241)
• Philippines
26 Nov 12
Teaching is the noblest profession, a kind of profession wherein patience and understanding are the general requirements. In your case, you are compelled however to extend more further patience to handle different characteristics of your students inside the classroom. You don't need to be over-ruled by your temper and ended up to the point that you were dragged in with your emotions and out of control with your disobedient students. Well, that's the worst case scenario in your part if it will happen though. Try to use motivation as your defense mechanism to be able to overcome your temper. Or shall I say, put them into disciplinary action by way of giving them additional school assignments wherein they will be obliged to obey. Subsequent to this, you shall need to implement sanctions with their failure to abide by the tasked given to them, and/or call the attention of their parents in the event that they'll refused to comply and this must be dealt accordingly. And please be reminded however not to execute corporal punishment even if how mad you are to them...Just only a reminders ma'am. I just had hoped that can find better solutions for the proper rectification on your problem. Good luck!
• St. Peters, Missouri
26 Nov 12
I think yoyo is on to something. She may not be a teacher, but she thinks like one. Often children are disruptive and disobedient when there has been a lot of negativity. It doesn't have to be something you did. It could stem from poor grades, poor self-esteem, home-life, a lot of things could be the culprit. It doesn't really matter what caused it, you just need to fix it. Being disruptive is a pain for you, but they have your attention. Better yet, they're successful. It might be at something negative, but they have found something they're good at and that sets them apart from others. You need to find something positive to replace this with. Often being a classroom helper makes them feel important. If they can feel good about themselves and do something positive, it's a win-win. Good luck! Hope you find a solution soon.
@yoyo1198 (3641)
• United States
24 Sep 12
Have you tried to involve them in helping you with your teaching? Give them stuff to do to help you or the other students. Praise them when they do it whether they've done it well or not? Ask them to help you with lesson plans? Involve them in implementing the lesson plans? Find out their chief interests and incorporate some of that into your teaching? I'm not a teacher but I've been in plenty of classes with rude and disruptive people in them. I have a sympathy for those of you who have to worry about these kinds of things as well as getting through to the ones who are not misbehaving. Do you not have a supervisor who can help you with this problem?
@natliegleb (5175)
• India
24 Sep 12
its quite important,see basically the lifestyle does not matter,at a young age,we need to mature them and make them more disciplined in life to cultivate well
@NailTech (6874)
• United States
24 Sep 12
This is one reason why I would never become a teacher, having been through almost similar stuff in my years growing up as a child as a student, there were kids that would try to be bullies but not like we have today. I think it was more bullying due to my shyness and the way I came across as "weak" or something. But try to be more firm I everything you do, not mean or bullying though. They will get the firmness I think. Ask other teachers what to do when these occasions arise. I know in my 8th grade class there was a teacher that had a nervous breakdown due to the same kids that bullied me when I was in that class. They put me in a different class for two years before HS which I was grateful for but still has a few people who weren't as nice. Mostly just one kid, a male. He would make me feel like the ugliest girl in town.