I deal with each challenging student in a different way because no two students are exactly the same. If they are the angry student, I usually pull them off to the side to get to the root of their anger and if it is out of my ability to help them, I send them to our school counselors to get them the help they need. Alot of times they just need to vent their frustrations and they become a totally different person in class because you took the time to listen to them. If they are inattentive or talking in the back, I call on them and ask questions to keep them engaged because they never know when a question could possibly come their way. I find the silent students to be the most difficult to deal with because their silence makes it hard to see if the information you are giving "sinks in" or not. I have found that after I have finished a lecture, I hand out what I call "The One Minute Survey". I have every student fill out a very short survey that asks them what they understood well and what part of said lecture they did not quite get. It is an anonymous survey so no names are necessary. From that survey I can get some input from the "quiet" students as they don't have that feeling of having "all eyes on them" if they were to raise their hand during class that they may find intimidating.

Has anyone had a student get so angry that he or she got physically violent? What did you do?

I like the center stage students, and I often make them "helpers" in class. This gives them extra things to do and creates support and amity with the other students.

The first day of class is always my favorite. It sets the tone for the rest of the term. I always start with getting to know the students, and try to remember one thing about each one that is unique. What do others do on the first day?

In my courses I utilize different forms of grading a student's understanding of the material. In class assignments following a brief lecture allow me to imediately monitor the student's grasp of what has just been discussed. I also use exams and complicated projects broken down into smaller lab assignments. This way they can pace themselves and see an otherwise large project to the end.

I have created to-do lists in my PDA, and that worked well enough. I found that a small spiral bound notebook gave me a greater satisfaction of crossing off the accomplished tasks. I also keep the book until I use up all the pages. This way I can look back and really feel good about all the things that I got done.

We make mistakes me move on we grow and learn from them, Thats how we grow a human beings.

challenging students want to be heard, because they are usually not heard at hom or by their peers so this is their time to be heard and they us the class room as their stage.

have them do special assignments to keep their mind in the game, pay some closer attention to them it shows that you care and it keeps them on track

be loud, and interactive it engages the students, this will also allow you to envolve them in the class and how you teach and who you are.

By learning the nammes as quickly as possible, they will feel at home in your class

When a new Instructor is getting started it's extremely important to use good habits. Once that's ingrained in her or him, the big hurdle is removed

You have to find out what is the base problem with student. Then you can proceed with finding a resolution

With Center Stage students I load then down with valid work and help a little aling the way. It real, ( Humble ).

You must make sure that the students understand that in the real work place, excuses for not having their assigned duties completed on time are not well received

I do not like the take the hard line approach but sometimes I think that it is best to just say "no assignment, no points". Unless something terrible has happened liek a death in the family. In high school students get the hand held. In college, a place they are paying for, I feel that if we allow late assignments even at a less point percetage, we are not really helping them. Just my thoughts.

It is easy to plan and proritize when you take the time and practice reading your list/calander every morning. 30 days makes it into a habit!!!

I think that many of us want to go to a drive thru and eat because it is quick when we are down to the wire on a project. I now balance it out with fruit, vitamins and water during long projects. It has really helped. I don't end up sick at the end.

I have not had any experience with this, but had to deal with students who complain about instructors and find that they are blaming someone or something else on their poor performance. For these cases, I try to take to the student about time management, pin point where they can fit time in for their course work, sometimes, it does require giving up some freedoms. I usually share my story so they can relate it with their own lives. Finally, talk about the overall goal of graduation. Usually that gets some motivation for them to build on.

WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK OF BEING A INSTRUCTOR I HAD AN ISSUE WITH SOME STUDENTS. WHAT A TEST! I FELT BY TAKING THEM ASIDE AND EXPLANING THE ISSUE I GAINED ALOT OF RESPECT FROM THEM. THUS KEEPING THE ISSUE BETWEEN US.