Chapter 7--Learning Activity 14; Sonja, Heidi

1. Refusal to go outside for recess.

a. Provide activities for them to do inside. Approval

b. Lock the classroom during recess so they have to go somewhere else. Disapproval

c. Threaten to take away their milk/snack break if they don’t go out. Threatening disapproval

2. School phobia

a. Give rewards after school for being there the whole day. Approval

b. Distract him with fun activities while the parents leave. Ignoring

c. “Be a big boy.” Disapproval

3. Blanket-bringing behavior

a. Do things that require the student to put the blanket down—two-handed activities. Ignoring

b. “Act your age.” “No one else needs a blanket.” Disapproval

c. Have a show-and-tell time where students show something that is important to them. Approval

4. Headaches

a. Use fun-colored paper to make it more attractive to do. Ignoring

b. “You can’t have a headache every day. You’re acting like the boy who cried wolf, and I won’t believe you when you actually might have a headache.” Disapproval

c. Send student to the nurse. Approval

5. Teasing handicapped child.

a. Lose recess privilege for the rest of the day. Disapproval

b. Make them apologize to the students they made fun of. Approval

c. Explain the problem with teasing and why they shouldn’t do it. Threat of disapproval

6. Pants-wetting in kindergarten

a. Ask them if they want to go back to wearing diapers. Disapproval

b. Make them sit in their wet clothes. Ignoring

c. “Don’t be afraid to ask to go to the restroom.” Approval

7. Tattling

a. “I appreciate that you notice things being done wrong, but I know about most of it already.” Approval

b. Ignoring what they’re saying. Ignoring

c. “Worry about your own actions and do what you know is right.” Disapproval

8. Book-stealing from library

a. “I appreciate your enthusiasm to read, but the books need to be checked out and returned properly.” Approval

b. Take away library privileges until brooks are returned. Disapproval

c. Tell the students there will be no consequences if the books are returned. Approval

9. Damaged musical instruments

a. Make students pay for damages. Disapproval

b. Participate in band, but without instrument (clapping rhythms, holding imaginary instrument). Withdrawal of approval

c. “Wow. You’re really strong. You bent that slide in half. Does it still work?” Approval

10. Damage to teachers’ automobiles.

a. Letter to parents. Threat of disapproval

b. If students step up with information about guilty party/parties, they will not get in trouble for it. Approval

c. “We can tell who did it by the video surveillance. If you admit what you did, the consequences won’t be as harsh.” Approval

11. Book slamming

a. “Make a rhythm out of that!” Approval

b. “Stop that.” Disapproval

c. Don’t’ do anything, they’ll get bored of trying to get attention. Ignoring

12. Lunch stealing

a. Hold them back from lunch until 5^th grade is already eating. Withdrawal of approval

b. Ignore situation. Ignoring

c. “Hey—give me your lunch.” Disapproval (oozing with sarcasm)

13. Kissing in the halls

a. Bring your spouse to work day. Kiss in front of the class. “How do you like it? Do you feel uncomfortable?” If they can do it, so can teachers. Approval (dripping with sarcasm)

b. Establish a no PDA rule with consequences for breaking it. Disapproval

c. Stop them. Disapproval

14. Turning assignments in late

a. Give bonus points on random assignments to those who turn homework in on time. Approval

b. Lose points for each day the homework is late. Disapproval

c. Meet with student at special study time to work on homework. Approval

15. Graffiti

a. Make students clean bathrooms. Disapproval

b. Repaint the stalls. Approval

c. Assign poetry and song lyrics to be posted in bathroom stalls. Approval

16. Teacher mimicry

a. Ask them if they would like to teach the class. Threat of disapproval

b. Send them out of the room (principal’s office) Disapproval

c. Give them a part in the school play because they’re so good at acting. Approval

17. Teacher threats

a. Go to the police. Disapproval

b. “The grades are up to you. If you work hard enough to pass, I’ll give you a passing grade. You’ll get what you earn.” Ignoring

c. “Well then, I hope you don’t fail. You’d better get to work.” Approval

18. Book tearing

a. Pay for new books. 10 times isn’t an accident. Disapproval.

b. “You’re really good at tearing.” Have them tear used paper out of spiral-bound notebooks and recycle. Approval

c. Pretend it doesn’t happen and they’ll get tired of it. Ignoring

19. Glue sniffing

a. Show informative presentation in health class about the dangers of drugs. Ignoring

b. Detention/counselor. Disapproval

c. “The last person who did that woke up in the hospital three days later and hasn’t fully recovered.” Threat of disapproval

20. Profane language

a. Swear jar. Once it’s full, I tell the principal, class gets detention. Disapproval

b. Make a list of all the good words that can be used instead of profanity. Approval

c. “That is totally inappropriate.” Disapproval

21. Abuse of privileges

a. “You may leave as long as I can pull you out of your Honor Society meetings to complete your class work.” Approval

b. Don’t let them leave because class is more important. Disapproval

c. "What are the other Honor Society students doing?" Ignoring