I'm teaching English to Nursery 1. There's one student, Damian, today he scratched his classmate near the eye... It was a matter of seconds! It's the first time I teach Nursery... and it's madness... I asked him to sit down, I changed him of place, I said "Beautiful boys do not hit their classmates", I asked him to be my "Official Secretary", this last one worked for a while... but at the end of the class it happened... How should I deal with this kind of kids?
2007-03-23 13:26:57 · 15 answers · asked by Royal Flush 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Preschool
If I give him all my attention then the rest of the kids do whatever they want... walk around the classroom... sit on the tables... What do I do???
2007-03-23 13:28:18 · update #1
i would talk to the parents and work something out. If they think their child would never do such a thing try to explain to the child why what he is doing is wrong. Give him a simple punishment like a time out every time but i'd talk to the parents first. I definitely wouldn't reward him for his bad behavior.
2007-03-23 13:32:42 · answer #1 · answered by amie maie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should talk to his parents. Ask them if there is anything going on in their house that may make Damian think that what he is doint is ok. If that does not work you may try to show him (Damian) and the whole class that good children get rewards.
Here's what you can do:
1. Buy a basket full of treats for the boys and girls. Make sure that one basket is for good girls and boys (the ones who recite once during your class and the ones who are not very noisy) and another for very good children (the ones who often a lot during your class whose answers are right , the ones who are very quiet and the ones who help you and his/her classmates).
2. Announce to the class that you will be giving rewards to good girls and boys.
3. Tell them if 3 kids misbehaved or 1 kid misbehaved 3 times the class will get a seatwork. But if the whole class is well behaved they will have a game, related to English of course.
4. Write letters to the parents. If their child is very good tell their parents. If their child is very bad, tell their parents.
But make sure that you also tell them that the goodies are just an extra reward. The real prize is what he/she'll be like when he/she goes to elementary school.
2007-03-24 07:33:05 · answer #2 · answered by isma 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you should absolutely talk to the parents. Being a kindergarten teacher aid after school, I can say lots of parents don't even know that the problem exists. If they do know and don't do anything, then you need to let him know that what he is doing is very wrong. Make sure you put him in time out right when it happens or he will forget why he is in time out and always make him apologize to the child he hurt. If all else fail see if he can be transferred to another classroom. But make that a last resort or he'll think he's not good enough to be in your class. hope this helps.
2007-03-24 14:04:22 · answer #3 · answered by Angelina 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
children like this require a lot of attention. try to keep him occupied, have him do things for everyone not just yourself this will help him learn to control this on his own. At the end of class do not give the opportunity to misbehave. Start a big project where he must keep upto date for you. Like a chore chart but not. Merely a good behavior chart for everyone. The person with the highest score picks the first song in music or so on. Children love to make choices on their own. Give this a try I can give you other options as well but this is the best. From what I have seen
2007-03-25 11:32:53 · answer #4 · answered by bundschuhlacey 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds to me like he needs to be moved away from the other students at least to where he is far enough away from the children he is hurting and close enough to you to keep an eye on him. Don't give him a job like "Official Secretary", because he may think that he is getting rewarded, so when he gets tired of that he might do something else to see if he can get something else special.
2007-03-23 20:37:14 · answer #5 · answered by momof2 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You could try postive behavior plans...where if he makes it for certain amounts of time he gets a sticker and after so many stickers he gets to play a little longer with a favorite toy or have a candy to take home...its bribery but sometimes you have to do what is best to maintain the rest of the classroom environment. Good luck!
2007-03-23 20:36:05 · answer #6 · answered by teacherg 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Talk to the boy and ask him why it makes him happy to hurt others and see other children cry. Sometimes, they need to get the agression out of their system. The child might be coming from a dysfunctional family, hence, more understanding and special care is needed.
In the event that it happens again, make him apoligize to his classmate and let him see the "damage" he has inflicted.
2007-03-23 23:12:40 · answer #7 · answered by Lorna 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
something you can do is talk to him personally with love and ask him the reason for his mean behavior to his classmates . if he feels that what he did was correct you can make him understand that what he did was wrong. them even if that doesn't work try giving him a little more attention and behave patiently and let him understand it in a smooth manner. hope you go through it easily...
2007-03-25 05:18:09 · answer #8 · answered by Rechu 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not fair to the other kids.You give all of your attention to one kid?How about others.You need to be firm with him and panish himand give him a time out.A person like you shouldn't be so clueless and helpless.Maybe it is not a right job for you.You need to speak with the boys parents too.And ask for help from school officials.
2007-03-24 03:49:38 · answer #9 · answered by avavu 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are aware that you as a teacher are aloud to hit a student..maybe if he knew this he may stop,but you might want to tell the whole class this and not just him.That way he wont feel as if you have hatred towards him,who knows maybe hes a nice kid after all.
2007-03-23 20:58:44 · answer #10 · answered by a91mtl 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋