Disrespectful and rude students
Sometimes we get very immature students in our class and they go out of their way to interrupt the instructor and other students. What is the best approach to dealing with this problem early in the semester before it festers?
I've not had that problem, but I am a new instructor. I think I would talk to the student immediately in hopes of stemming the behavior. If it continued after the initial warning I think that student should be removed from the class and the administrator kept informed.
Hi Amanda,
Deisrpectful/rude students must be dealt with quickly and swiftly. You have to put a stop to their disrespect/rudeness before things get out of hand.
Patricia Scales
Hi Esther,
No. I will let them know that this is the first and only warning they will get due to being disruptive, and the next time they are disruptive they will be REMOVED PERMANENTLY from my class. Do not let students control your classroom.
Patricia Scales
Hi, Patricia.
Honestly, I've never had a terrible problem with this, but was curious to hear the answer for future application.
Disrespectful students need boundaries for sure, and are most likely testing the instructor to see where those are. Especially in the case of young, immature students, I think that most behavior like this is probably a cry for attention.
It makes sense, like you say, to have a one on one talk with the student to show your attention, and to help set appropriate boundaries.
Gladly, I've never had to remove a student from class. That would be hard, I think.
Thank you for the opportunity to discuss this.
Best,
Amanda
I have encountered this before, they had a vendetta against me and did everything to try to interrupt the class. Would you remove them by asking them to leave every time they were disruptive?
Hi Amanda,
How do you handle such students? I give them one good private talk. If the unacceptable behavior continues, I will remove the student from the class.
Patricia Scales
Good question. I'd like to hear the answer to this, too.
