Students don’t like scripts. Many are used to living and hanging around with adults and peers who shout, rant and rave just like they do. They need a different model to follow. They need to hear a calm dignified voice using language delivered with a deadpan, monotonous voice whilst seeing an unemotional face. It’s outside their comfort zone and acts as pattern interrupt. The script need be no more than 30 seconds and has 3 parts:
‘That maybe so and do you remember last week when you completed that assignment and came to the after-school club? That’s the ‘you’ I want to see today.’ At that point you walk away and leave them to choose their next actions; teaching students about choice and consequence is a vital part of the script process. Your dignity is intact and the brief interrupt means little effect on learning for the whole class as you move away to help other students. I'm not always going with this, there are some variations, but this is my usual script which I need to practice more often:
"I noticed you are trying to get your classmates' attention away from the task and you know everyone's part in this task is essential for your group's success. If you choose not to do your part, your friends won't finish in time and you'll all have to stay after class to do your work. I know none of you would really like that, so if you get back to the task at hand, I'm sure you'll have some free time by the end of this lesson to discuss other things. Thank you."
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