The 3 A's - When you intervene in poor behavior, think about the following… AudienceHow might the audience affect the interaction? How could they be affected by it? Consider moving to quieter space or having the conversation away from the group. AccelerationHow can you stop the situation accelerating? Which deceleration techniques work with this student? AngerHow are you managing your anger and the anger/emotion of the student? Do you need to give the student time to calm down, time to think or consider their next move? I've mentioned before in forums and many, many more times in real life situations when talking to my friends, students and colleagues, but especially with parents: Teachers are the adults in the classroom, parents are the adults at home - we should act accordingly!
Did we forget that we were students once? Did we forget that we rebelled too? Did we forget that we repeated constantly that when we grew up we'd let our children do what they wanted and be on their side against their teachers? Did we simply forget that we were teenagers??? Of course, we grew up in a different time, but our problems were THE WORST ever. Still, I'm not agains enforcing rules with students. I believe that giving students a taste of what's to come is best. They have active imagination to think of the worse levels of teacher's 'retribution' with out really experiencing them.
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