Thursday, March 11, 2010
March Reading Post
Looking through this reading, I was intrigued by the different kids it describes. Maybe I'm too soft on my kids, but I really don't feel like their antsiness or their occasional inattention is that drastic. I wouldn't label any of my kids with a specific problem. They're kids. I may also just not have any students with severe behavioral problems. Have any of you seen one of these more drastic cases? (kids biting, throwing tantrums, wandering around the classroom incessantly, etc.)
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Hey Anna!!
ReplyDeleteI felt the same way you did about the inattention part. I have a ton of kids that have a hard time paying attention in class, but so do I. So, I didn't focus too much on that part of the article. But, I will say that I do have some kids in my class and in my grade level that have some of these other behavior issues. We have a child in my class that has some major anger issues and slamming his head on the desk or yelling out in frustration is not an uncommon thing for him. In another class, the have a little girl that CANNOT stay in her seat. She gets up whenever she feels like and will hold conversations with the other children during class. It sounds crazy I know, but it's out there!!
I think that kids will be kids. We have to give them room to move but I think that we also have to be wise about our school day schedules to allow for movement. As teachers, we can schedule the long sitting periods to be scattered throughout the day. If we are expert behavior managers, the kids won't even notice that they are being managed. I do have a child with autism in my class who can lash out and completely disrupt the rest of the class. It is a fine line between attending to his needs and ignoring the rest of the students. It is something that I am figuring out each day.
ReplyDeleteAnna -
ReplyDeleteMy Case Study student in fact has severe anger management challenges. When he is in a situation which does not suit him, or if he does not want to complete his work, or if he feels someone is picking on him, or even if he is just hungry, he we quickly become enraged.
He is generally not violent towards other (teacher or students), though he often times throw desks and chairs, and even becomes violent towards himself, hitting his head again door posts and scratching is own face.
While it is not difficult to handle him in relation to other students, it is difficult to encourage him into behaving appropriately or doing his work as there is always the fear that he will become violent.
Melissa