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LAE6392 > Practicum Discussion 08 > I need some advice, y'all
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Practicum Discussion 08
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Started: 11/2/2008 11:43 PM | |
|  | I need some advice, y'all I have a student who I cannot connect with. He talks all through class, talks out of turn, rolls his eyes at me, says things like "Oh come on! It's just composition," he corners me in the hall before class and confronts me about his grades, etc... -- And yet, expects an A. He nickle-and-dimes me for every single grade he gets, and is just all around frustrating as heck!
How on earth do I deal with this student? Advice? | |
Posted: 11/3/2008 7:11 AM | |
| | Try to meet w/ him in person in your office. Explain talkingt while you are talking in class, etc., is interrupting the academic process and if he does it again you will ask him to leave class and you will report him to me and the Dean of Students. Get the langague from the syllabus to him on class behavior.
If he refuses to meet w/ you send him a clear email and copy me.
Don't negotiate grades, even a point w/ him as this may encourage additional acting out.
Let's talk | |
Posted: 11/3/2008 1:08 PM | |
| | I have a kid just like this! Personally, I have to resist the urge to hit him. I think there should be more violence in the classroom.
Seriously, though, here are a couple of things that have helped me:
I have a 24 hour "no grade discussion" policy. This means that after handing back work I will discuss/argue/email or engage any conversation about grades. It gives them some time to cool off and actually assess their work. I haven't had a single student contest a grade after the 24 hour grace period.
Toss him out of class. There's no excuse for being rude. Period. You are the teacher. It is your queendom.
I agree with Dr. Moxley's suggestion to send him a very clear written email warning. I had to do this last week when my problem student really crossed the line. I simply explained that this was his one and only written warning and if he ever spoke to me that way again I would report him to the Director of Composition Studies and the appropriate Dean of Student Affairs.
I think there's always a challenge for teachers who try and balance kindness and authority. Sometimes they just get confused over where the line is and they say something inappropriate. However, it sounds as though this student is just being purposefully disrespectful and there is no excuse for it.
I'm sorry you're having to deal with it. Come see me if you need to vent.
--Liz | |
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