Management

This document discusses various situations related to management in middle and high school, including aggressive behavior, bullying, and inappropriate language. It provides interventions and strategies to address these issues. The document also highlights the importance of giving students a chance to improve and the need for teachers to take appropriate actions.

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Table of Contents
Part 2................................................................................................................................................3
Fourth Analysis............................................................................................................................3
Interventions................................................................................................................................4
Change.........................................................................................................................................9
Part 3................................................................................................................................................9
Reference List................................................................................................................................12

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Part 2
Fourth Analysis
In the given analysis, six different situations have been provided which are related to
middle and high school. In the first situation, it was seen that a student failed to Remember about
the plan as suggested by the teacher only wanted to do the activity along with flash cards. On
being reminded about the plan, the student becomes aggressive and starts throwing the cards out
of the room and some students have been seen hitting Each Other. This implies that the
environment of the classroom is quite aggressive.
In the second situation, Cathy is a stubborn student who always gets into the line for
recess, lunch or change of classes in the end. An aggressive nature was seen within the student as
she touches, shows and pushes other students while being in line. Despite the efforts of the
teacher, the behaviour of the student did not change due to peer pressure, however the same of
other students changed as it was seen that other students started getting late for the special
classes and had very less time for their lunch break the recess.
In the third situation, the teacher noticed that 12 year old students have been using vulgar
and in appropriate language within the classroom. On being confronted about the same, decide
that using vulgar and inappropriate language, in spite of being aware of the fact that it is not
justified, they have been using the same because according to them it makes them look cool and
funny in front of their friends.
In the fourth situation, it came into the notice of the teacher that 7th grade girl had been
passing notes to her fellow classmate. As the teacher confronted the student about the same and
took the note away, there was an indifferent reaction of the girl towards the situation as she

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started to cry when the class got over. This made the teacher curious about the note and went on
reading the same. In the note, the teacher found out that the girl had been informing her
classmate regarding her parents being out in the weekend and that they could come for sleep
over. The most inappropriate found in this situation was the girl telling her classmate that she
would do anything which he asks her to do.
The fifth situation highlights the issue of a student who was a homo sexual. The student
has been facing bullying issues within the classroom by three other fellow students who called
him homo and a fag inside as well as outside of the classroom. It is an example of sexual
harassment with a high school student (Glock, 2016).
In the final situation, the boy named Ted is quite rude and arrogant By Nature. The
arrogance of the student can be seen as he refuses any kind of class participation and prefers to
stay away and alone. On being confronted by the teacher, the student shows his arrogance to the
teacher as well and asks them to leave him alone.
Interventions
The first situation indicates the forgetful behaviour of the student as well as aggressive
nature of other students. Forgetfulness is often practiced by some students religiously. The
memory lapse of such students can extend to all the School aspects right from bringing lunch for
recess to remembering a topic taught in class. They can be helped for remembering more
efficiently by the means of classroom accommodations as well as memory aids (Alderman &
MacDonald, 2015). Whereas some students need the absence of an aid and would require
learning from their own mistakes instead of getting bailed out from the teacher. Students should
be allowed for borrowing items on conditions that they return the same on time. Bailing out

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student should be avoided by the teacher. When is student continuous to forget something,
bailing them out would result in the student having tiny incentive of remembering. Hence, the
students should be held for learning their own responsibility by letting them experiencing the
natural results of forgetting. Our class room partner should be assigned to each of the student and
should be asked for helping the other one buy reminding them about things whenever necessary
like regarding routine for rules of the classroom and ensuring the materials which they require.
Some memory aids should be provided to students. Acronyms like PANTS (Parent information,
Assignments, Notebook, Textbook, Student name) can be used for reminding the student about
daily materials which should be brought to school. A list of the daily tasks can also be provided
to the student which can be taped on their desks. Certain words or signals can be used for
jogging the memory of the students which would help them in easily remembering the things
they forget. Finally, a reminder note can be sent to the parents of the students.
Now, in order to solve the issue of the aggression of those students who had been hitting
each other, various steps can be taken. The teacher should make it very clear to all the students
that aggressive behaviour of the students is quite an appropriate and an acceptable. The
aggression of the student should be identified whenever and wherever they occur. Skills related
to conflict resolution should be taught to the students. The ones who are more prone towards
aggression should be engaged into activities which would decrease their aggressive behaviour.
Teachers should try more to connect with search aggressive students and obtain in-school
counseling sessions with them (Levin & Nolan, 2014).
In the second situation, Cathy is a bothering student bothers her classmates in various
ways. She is known to push, touch and shove other students inside as well as outside the
classroom. One of the most effective manner of dealing with such a problem is encouraging

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those students who face problems from such bothering students, to stand up against them and tell
them to stop with their behaviour as. If this does not help, the teacher can take relevant actions.
The concern of a student should be screened before its dismissal. A teacher should be very
attentive towards the reports which suggest that students are being bullied especially if there are
similar complaints from other students as well. If the teacher is not sure about getting involved
into the situation, student should be informed about getting back to him and then he should be
watched over consistently. The student who complains about being bothered should be
encouraged for inserting himself and tell the other person about stopping with his behaviour. The
student can be provided with a relevant consequence. The consequence can be related to a
privilege loss, after school detention, or a loss of full or part recess or lunch break. A one-on-one
conversation should be initiated with the student and it should be figured out what is motivating
to them. The physical contact of the bothering student should be restricted with other classmates.
Finally, the teacher should try finding ways for giving the student with positive attention. Apart
from the above solutions, the same solutions we use against aggressive students can also be used
for solving the case of Cathy.
The third situation is related to usage of in appropriate language within the classroom.
Profanity is becoming common these days in the daily language of children. This is because of
the foul language and its frequency which they get to hear in the media as well as from the
conversation of their own parents or other adults. Students these days use profanities for multiple
distinct reasons. Some do it for gaining the attention of their fellow classmates or teachers. While
others do the same for expressing their strong emotions such as frustration, distress or anger.
Whereas, some of the students swear for attacking another student who might have hurt them
previously in some manner. There are various necessary actions which can be taken against such

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behaviors of students. Firstly, the profanities used by students should not be ignored by the
teachers at all, because some teachers try ignoring them. calm and cool reaction should be used
for confronting such behavior and foul language of the student. It should be kept in mind that
young students often do not realize the degree of inappropriateness of their language. Substitute
words such as darn and shoot should be taught to the students in place of profanities. Mild
consequences should be considered such as a student bound to lose 5 minutes of recess or lunch
break if he uses profanities. Finally, the parents of the students should be informed about the
incidents and arrangements should be made for signaling a reminder of the student’s language.
The fourth incident is regarding a seventh grade girl passing notes about a sleepover with
her classmates when her parents are away. Passing note is known for being on one of the
common classroom communication methods. Such an activity of students suggests that they are
not at all attentive in the classroom and towards what is being taught by the teacher. One of the
most simplest solutions to the problem is simply requesting the students to stop. Note passing
can potentially disrupt the class, or trigger conflict in some or the other way. There are many
ways of mitigating this issue. The rule against not passing should be made clear by then teacher
for the students. The matter should be discussed in a low-key manner, which means the teacher
need not make a big deal out of the same and can politely tell the student to stop (Christofferson
& Sullivan, 2015). The note passer should not be embarrassed by the teacher in front of everyone
since there could be personal information within the note. The students who usually indulge in
such practices should be separated and seated at different places. They should instead be made to
sit at the front benches rather than the back. Now, in this situation, the note passing has taken
another level there is a possibility of sexual indulgence of the students as the statements of the
girl suggest. It is quite immoral and unjust since they are minors for being involved into such

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activities. First of all, the teacher should immediately call for a counselling session with the
students and should carefully guide them out of the issue. If the problem persists, the parents of
the students should be contacted immediately.
The fifth situation involves a homosexual student being sexually bullied by three of his
classmates who called him names. Bullying is one of the most pervasive and serious issues faced
by students at schools. The victims as a consequence of bullying suffer from fear, anxiety, and
even depression a long period of time. Even bystanders are also affected due to bullying. There
are various strategies and methods which can be used by teachers for dealing with such
situations. If a teacher hears of or observes bullying of any sort taking place, he should act
immediately. If bullying is allowed to be continued, the victim might become more
psychologically or physically hurt. The bully can be called in private and should be talked to. He
should be provided with a chance to explain himself for the behavior. If it is made sure by the
teacher that the student is indulged into bullying, he should let him know that the same actions
would not be tolerated anymore. It should be kept in mind by the teacher that the main purpose
of disciplining the student is to improvise his actions and not embarrass him (Eisenman, Edwards
& Cushman, 2015). The entire class should be surveyed regarding bullying incidents and the
victim should not be neglected. If a student is isolated from his peers, he should be paid attention
towards. Anti-bullying policies can be developed as well.
The final situation provided includes a boy named Ted who is quite arrogant and rude by
nature. The boy asks the teacher to stay away from him and leave him alone. He reads magazines
inside the classroom while the teacher is teaching. The boy does not quit his attitude even on
being confronted by then teacher. Now such a behavior of the student has various aspects.
Firstly, he is back talker, as he talks to the teacher in a very disrespectful manner. Secondly, he is

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quite unmotivated as he shows his uncaring attitude towards studies and classes. Finally, the
student lacks class participation that might lead to his failure. For dealing with such issues, first
of all, the teacher should be calm about taking actions against the student and warn him about the
same. A face-to-face conversation is better than confrontation in front of the whole class. The
comments of the student should be written down and brought into the notice of the student so
they would they are being watched. Necessary actions such as punishments should be given to
them in case talking back is continued (Thornberg, 2017). The cycle of failure of the student
should be interrupted and should be provided with a choice of assignments for inducing
encouraged participation. The interests of the student should be incorporated. Teachers should
expand their teaching styles for making classroom learning more interesting. Emphasis should be
provided on the individual progress of the student rather than him being compared with others.
Change
After analyzing the case studies, it was noticed that there have been changes in the
behaviors of students and the actions of the teachers towards the students. In the earlier case
studies, it was noticed that the issues related to faulty behaviors of the students were directly and
immediately reported to their parents, whereas in the current case, most of the cases were
resolved by the teachers themselves by taking appropriate actions and strategies. The primary
reason for this that, students should be a given chance to improve upon their mistakes. Reporting
directly to the parents might result in causing fear and anxiety within the student. The aspects
which did not change and have occurred in the current case as well are sexual harassment, usage
of vulgar language and physical violence.
Part 3

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1.
C. both a and b
2.
D. societal problems
3.
D. parental volunteering opportunities in the classroom
4.
D. provide data from anecdotal records that documents the problem
5.
D. discussion with or referral to an administrator or counselor
6.
Some parents come to meetings with negative attitudes towards teachers and schools because
according to them, their children do not carry such chronic behavior issues at home, but only
school. So, there must be something happening at the school itself which might be causing the
students to carry such behaviors.
7.
An appropriate response when a parent asks you why she was not contacted as soon as her son
started to exhibit disruptive behavior rather than let so much time go by would be that a student
should be provided with an opportunity of improving upon himself, firstly on his own. This

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would help in developing the self-control attitude of the student. Direct contact with the parent
would invite fear and anxiety within the student and he would not be able to understand the
situation by himself.
8.
A. John is a 11th grade boy who mostly stays with his friends. He regularly bullies and harasses
junior students and bothers them at the school. Even after consistent warnings, his attitudes did
not change.
B. Mike is a 12th standard boy who after recently having a party with some senior friends, has
started with usage of drugs. After continuous intervention from teachers, the best possible
approach of dealing with the situation is using a multidisciplinary team.
C. Mandy is a 8th standard girl who is good at academics however uses a high amount of
profanities when she is anxious or angry. In such a situation, parental support and cooperation
with the school would be important when attempting to influence Mandy.

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