How I Respond to Escalating Behaviors

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  @LynneCook-n7u · 11 months ago

  This only works if an administration supports the teacher.

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  @345wer · 11 months ago

  When I was little, I had a friend like that in my class. She would always escalate whenever the teacher blamed her for disturbing the class, but whenever the teacher said something like "you deserve better" or "why are you doing this to YOURSELF?" she would go back to normal. I think most people just want to be seen and want to hear that someone believes in them

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• HE

  @henryskalitz4628 · 4 years ago

  I would like to apologise for formerly being a kid with the chair.

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• ST

  @StopWhining491 · 2 years ago

  Putting more negative energy into an already escalating situation just fans the flames. Remove the energy to cool things off.

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• BR

  @brianmorrison7542 · 2 years ago

  "All The World's A Stage, And We Are Merely Players" If the kid has an audience, they'll act out

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• SI

  @sicpuppy9435 · 2 years ago

  I have been a prison officer for over 17 years and it gets way worse when they become adults.

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• KE

  @kekort2 · 1 year ago

  I want to see this person handle my 4th block class.

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• AN

  @anncarroll3611 · 9 months ago

  You had someone come to take kid out of the room! Lucky you.

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• MI

  @missdonna9896 · 2 years ago

  One thing I learned never to do is make threats you won’t or can’t follow through with. The kids WILL call your bluff at some point or another

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• MA

  @marisainfelise1101 · 3 years ago

  As a special education teacher, my training supported my mindset with students with escalating behavior. Technically, the student sat down in the chair. I would have quietly went up next to them and said "thank you for following my directions" for some positive reinforcement and for them to recognize they actually did follow my directions. It's allowed me to be more empathic, "pick my battles" for lack of a better words, and build better rapport with my kiddos to further support them.

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• JA

  @jaydel3 · 1 year ago (edited)

  This implies there’s only one kid acting out at any given time when there’s usually a couple. I had 20 plus kids out of 30 act out. It’s funny how it’s always the teachers fault when it’s the parents who failed them

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• EL

  @elliebellie7816 · 2 years ago

  Honestly, if the kid sat down in a chair, anywhere in the room, I would consider that a victory.  It's the vulgar language, the sass, the talking back, the challenging words (what are you going to do if I don't do what you say, hit me?), being ignored completely, kids coming and going from the classroom - just get up and walk out or come in five minutes before the bell, and much worse.

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