Student Monitoring
How do we handle student who has complaints from day 1 of the course ? The student has never had the instuctor before and the instuctor has not said anything yet. The class is just sitting and settling down. What do you say to this student on day 1 ? The student rude comments are disruping the class and confusing to the students.
The best thing you can do is to pull the student aside and try to get to the heart of why he/she is acting that way. Perhaps it's something you can fix or get them help in getting it fixed. The bottom line is that it's your classroom and you can't tolerate disruptive behavior
I have found that addressing the interrupter in a positive tone away from the other students helps. First I try to appeal to their sense of professionalism, then I tell them that it takes a toll on everyones learning if there is an environment of negative commentary constantly going on. If all else fails I let them know that in the long run it can sometimes also affect their grade.
I've encounter very challenging to work or deal with students that are on drepresion or mental stability drugs. Shouldn't I get a heads up or a how to... before?
