Responding to Inappropriate Behavior
Description of the Concept:
One of teachers' first concerns when entering the classroom is knowing how they are going to respond to inappropriate behavior or if they wil be able to stop it. Inappropriate behavior is a vast topic that covers many types of misbehavior. This concept includes knowing what to do when misbehavior occurs and how to respond to it in. Misbehavior includes minor problems, persistent misbehavior, and violence and serious misbehavior because all of these are integral components that make up inappropriate behavior.
Teachers need to know what to do when misbehavior occurs. The first thing that they need to do when responding to any misbehavior is to evaluate their motives in choosing a specific response (Savage, 2010, p. 122). The next thing that they need to do is respond to the incident of misbehavior consistently and fairly. By following identifying the causes of it, they can help stop the recurring patterns that may continue to occur.
Significance of the Concept:
If the teacher does not respond to the inappropriate behavior when it is occurring, then it will lead to more serious problems and there will be an ineffective learning environment. Effective management and discipline cannot take place if there are misbehaviors that are not being taken care of.
Integral Components:
A teacher must examine their attitudes and motives when choosing a response to when misbehavior occurs (Savage, 2010, pgs. 122-127).
- Attitudes:
There are also basic principles to consider when choosing a response (Savage, 2010, pgs. 130-134):
When these components are taken into consideration when choosing a response to any misbehavior, whether it be serious, minor, or consistent, the response will be more likely to be effective.
Practical Example:
An example of effectively responding to an inappropriate behavior is that there is a student who keeps getting up out of his seat because he has ADD and has not taken his medication. This is a problem because he is distracting the other students. The teacher wil respond to his behavior by thinking about a proper response and thus telling the student to move to a seat in the back of the class. This way, he will not be disrupting other students and he will be able to do what he needs to do. If the teacher just told him to stop that behavior or he will get in trouble, it would be very hard for the student and he may persist in that behavior.
The following video is an example of a bad way to respond to inappropriate behavior:
One of teachers' first concerns when entering the classroom is knowing how they are going to respond to inappropriate behavior or if they wil be able to stop it. Inappropriate behavior is a vast topic that covers many types of misbehavior. This concept includes knowing what to do when misbehavior occurs and how to respond to it in. Misbehavior includes minor problems, persistent misbehavior, and violence and serious misbehavior because all of these are integral components that make up inappropriate behavior.
Teachers need to know what to do when misbehavior occurs. The first thing that they need to do when responding to any misbehavior is to evaluate their motives in choosing a specific response (Savage, 2010, p. 122). The next thing that they need to do is respond to the incident of misbehavior consistently and fairly. By following identifying the causes of it, they can help stop the recurring patterns that may continue to occur.
Significance of the Concept:
If the teacher does not respond to the inappropriate behavior when it is occurring, then it will lead to more serious problems and there will be an ineffective learning environment. Effective management and discipline cannot take place if there are misbehaviors that are not being taken care of.
Integral Components:
A teacher must examine their attitudes and motives when choosing a response to when misbehavior occurs (Savage, 2010, pgs. 122-127).
- Attitudes:
- Do you expect students to be inherently good or bad?
- Do you expect students to be constantly looking for opportunities to misbehave?
- Do you think students want to learn and succeed, or do you think they need to be forced to learn?
- Survival or personal authority
- Anger and irritation
- School rules
- Time on task, or an instructional concern
- Group continuity or safety
- Concerns about the student
- Family life
There are also basic principles to consider when choosing a response (Savage, 2010, pgs. 130-134):
- Preserve the dignity of the students when responding to their behavior
- Private correction is preferable to public correction
- Respond to incidents of misbehavior consistently and fairly
- Identify the causes of misbehavior
When these components are taken into consideration when choosing a response to any misbehavior, whether it be serious, minor, or consistent, the response will be more likely to be effective.
Practical Example:
An example of effectively responding to an inappropriate behavior is that there is a student who keeps getting up out of his seat because he has ADD and has not taken his medication. This is a problem because he is distracting the other students. The teacher wil respond to his behavior by thinking about a proper response and thus telling the student to move to a seat in the back of the class. This way, he will not be disrupting other students and he will be able to do what he needs to do. If the teacher just told him to stop that behavior or he will get in trouble, it would be very hard for the student and he may persist in that behavior.
The following video is an example of a bad way to respond to inappropriate behavior:
Individualization:
I will take this into the classroom by thinking about my responses for inappropriate behavior and thinking about the consequences that they may be. If I notice misbehaviors or problems, I will not just avoid them, but I will address them in consistent and fair ways that identify the cause of them and stop the recurring patterns that may occur.
Relevant Scripture:
2 Timothy 4:2b says, "...be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching."
This is relevant to responding to inappropriate behavior because as teachers, we need to always be ready for something to happen or a student to act up.
I will take this into the classroom by thinking about my responses for inappropriate behavior and thinking about the consequences that they may be. If I notice misbehaviors or problems, I will not just avoid them, but I will address them in consistent and fair ways that identify the cause of them and stop the recurring patterns that may occur.
Relevant Scripture:
2 Timothy 4:2b says, "...be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching."
This is relevant to responding to inappropriate behavior because as teachers, we need to always be ready for something to happen or a student to act up.