Case
Behavioral

A second grade teacher is in her second year of teaching and she is burned out. She has a boy in her classroom who's behavior fluctuates, however majority of the time the behavior is negative to himself, teacher, and peers. When he gets into trouble and is asked to leave the room he walks so slow barely even taking a step. The parents have been notified and administration involved. However the child continues to have bad behavior and point scissors at his neck and say I am going to die, etc. The counselors have been involved along with the parent notification and other teachers trying to assist.

Posted on: 10/17/14 | Views: 808
Solution #1
Set strick boundaries in your classroom that the child is aware of. For example, if the child is treating himself with scissors he will not be aloud to have them in his possession until an activity requires the use of them . When they are being used for an activity the teacher will monitor him closely.

I agree with this solution boundaries are important

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Solution #2
You definitely need to investigate further into the possible causes of this behavior (in confidence). Then you need to smother him with the positive. Utilizing the Positive Behavior Incentive System (PBIS) you can smother him with positive feedback to replace the negative behaviors with positive ones. The Boystown series is a wonderful way to do this using innocent small positive feedback to things that most teachers take for granted that students understand and use (including printable rules for classrooms in colorful poster format with instructions attached). Explicitly teach the moral, social, behavioral, and respectful behaviors that most of us teachers take granted that these kids already know. Very simple one by one steps. A ratio of 4:1 four positive feedbacks for every one negative. So I can see you are calling out but I like how you are sitting in your seat, and let's review how we get the teachers attention: 1) raise your hand, 2) look at the teacher, 3) wait for her to call on you, 4) ask your question/voice your concern.
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Solution #3
The teacher should try to build a relationship with the student. I would also try to set up a meeting with the parents and the student to see what is going on. Also, place the student on a behavior plan which rewards daily. This may help.
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Solution #4
That is a stressful situation. I would collect all the data you can on his behaviors and talk to your special education lead teacher about having the student evaluated for a disability. I would go that route and try to see if there is something else going on. Each student always has a reason for the behavior. Try to separate the behavior from the student and help the student the best you can.
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Solution #5
I would document every time that he is negative inside of the class. Then I would ask the administration for another meeting to discuss the issues and then the counselors if needed. I would also try to bring in the parents to make them aware of the situation and if something at the house was going on. This would not only help cover you but show if there is an increase in the behavior at certain times or weeks.
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Solution #6
In my experience as a teacher, this boy could be acting out for two reasons. One, something could be wrong. This could involve something going on at home, or something going on at school that is triggering this boy's negative behavior. Two, he may be bored. The regular curriculum may not be challenging enough for him, so if he were to be appropriately challenged, the negative behavior could possibly stop.
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