How to deal with strog Bad attitude student
One of my major causes of stress is those kinds of students
Henry, We all have so, if nothing more, know that you are not alone!
Dr. Melissa Read
Good advise here. I too have been stressed by "problem" students. Thank you.
When a students makes you feel that he's doing you a favor for beeing her really stress me out. I think its a big mistake to go along.
I love students with a bad attitude. By the time they leave my class, their attitude has changed completely. I use them in the classroom as team leaders and lab assistants. I found that most of the time, they have so much going on in thier life that treating other people bad makes them feel good.
Bad student attitudes are definitely tough Karl. On one hand, we want to make sure to interact in a way that's peaceful and diffuses the situation. On the other hand, we don't want to reinforce the bad behavior by being too positive.
I agree,when dealing with a bad attitude student I always try to react in a positive manner towards them,and just talking one on one shows them that you do care and usually allows them to open up for discussion.
I think Michael hit it on the head. Often the students see us as "entities" rather than actual living, breathing people, and that happens even when we stand in front of them. I think if we pull them aside and let them know we are all on the same team with the same goal, their success, you can win them over into your camp.
I have found that if you speak with the bad attitude students on a one on one basis and show you really care they will usually open up and tell you what is really bothering them.
Yes, it is critical that we lead by example but sometimes as instructors, it's hard. This is especially true when we have several students with a bad attitude in the same semester or even the same class. We must be strong.
I recently had a few of those kind of students, I found myself letting them "get the best of me", I had to take myself out of the equasion and re-evauate who I am and my skills that got me where I am today. It was time to be professional and realize it is their insecurities and lack of confidence that put them in this mode. So put on a happy face lead them into adulthood.
Like the movie, the instructors have to go to our HAPPY Place when dealing with the NOT SO NIce Students...
Be careful you haev to listen to their words of NOT SO NICE TALK...
But sometimes they come out with what the real problems is
The key I have found, I adopted from my wife. She has worked in retail management for several years and has a "kill them with kindness" approach. No matter how bad their attitude gets you stay positive and don't feed their tude.
