Intervention
Intervention is done by asking the correct questions when the students are acting out. When a student acts out in a disruptive behavior sometimes it is a cry for help. Younger generation of students do not know how to handle issues that happen in the world so they find it easier to get attention by disrupting others. By asking the correct questions and willing to listen and give proper information to the student, the student will be in a better condition to continue with their education.
If you can make the student comfortable/relaxed you will have greater sucsess grtting to the root cause of the problem
I agree being properly trained for an intervention with a student is crucial. You have to be skilled to know how to handle ANY given situation that the student is troubled with, if not u need someone who is trained to do so
Dave, do you have a system in place to engage other team members when indicated?
As Instructors when we show interest and concern of the students problem we often can help the student.Aside from myself we also have other team members in place to help in numerous ways depending on the severity of the problem
I especially made note of the example used about the female driver cutting me of in traffic. We need to know the reason behind people's ation, before we react. This comes to play in every aspect of life. Not just dealing with students. When we begin to look at the root of any situation with an open mind, we may all have different responses to what events have just taken place.
Do you feel you should be better trained to recognize or handle more student problems?
Most of the time a student needs help,we don,t really reconize it. I am not trained to handle most situations.
I agree Richard, As instructors we are the first line in the retention battle. We know these people and should be looking for behavior changes. If a student who normally tests well suddenly blows a test you know that something is going wrong. The same holds true for attendence. If a guy starts missing class there is a issue. I try to learn my students in the first couple of days. If I see a change I will ask them about "whats going on". Just knowing that someone notices and cares is a big step in improving retention. It's best to look for even small changes in behavior and appearence.
