Smith and Lambert suggest that educators assume that every student, no matter their behavior has the desire to be in class, participate, and learn. With such assumptions, the class in general will benefit. Students have many different reasons for acting out in schools including testing the teacher, need of positive attention with an adult, and many others.
A strategy discussed in the article practiced the “Two-by-Ten” strategy where the teacher dedicates two minutes a day for ten days to their toughest students through personal conversation over interests in order to build a stronger personal connection with that student. By building a relationship with that individual and allotting that time to give them attention, they are less likely to
A strategy discussed in the article practiced the “Two-by-Ten” strategy where the teacher dedicates two minutes a day for ten days to their toughest students through personal conversation over interests in order to build a stronger personal connection with that student. By building a relationship with that individual and allotting that time to give them attention, they are less likely to