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

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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

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