Developing your training skills: The art of classroom management (Part 3)

Input from http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/sept03/vol61/num01/The-Key-to-Classroom-Management

Part 1 focused on general points for classroom management and part 2 looked at maintaining an appropriate level of cooperation. Part 3 will focus on high-needs students. We will learn to identify them and appropriate response

Types of high-needs participant	How to identify them	Appropriate response
Passive	Fear of relationships Very shy; avoid connection with other; never initiates conversation with others; attempts to be invisible Fear of failure Gives up easily; easily frustrated and uses negative self-talk	- Provide a safe environment to speak and interact;  - Protect from aggressive participants;   - Boost their self-esteem with positive talk
Aggressive	Hostile: Rages, threatens or intimidates Oppositional: Never follows the rules Covert: Appears to agree but does the opposite	- Be assertive about appropriate behaviour.           - Never take sides but be professional in your approach towards them.         - Never get angry with them.
Attention problems	Hyperactive: Fidgets, leaves seat frequently or talks excessively Inattentive: Has difficulty staying focused and following through on projects. Hardly listen, remember and never organized	- Have a talk with the participant on their behaviour;  - Help them with these behaviour. Hyperactive:   - Insist on appropriate behaviour based on set norms Inattentive:   - Draw their attention by calling their names to answer a question or participate in a task.   - Be patient with them as they try to remember.   - Never embarrass them.
Perfectionist	Very self-critical; tend to focus too much on the details. Focus on results not relationship	- Never laugh at their mistakes but tell them it is normal to be vulnerable.        - Allow them to help others and sometimes   - Allow them to make mistake on purpose and encourage them that it is perfectly normal to be vulnerable.
Social inept	Attempts to make friends but unsuccessful so they stay alone. Often with unusual behaviour and appearance.	- Help them with it through participation in small or large group discussion.   - Encourage another participant to be a friend