Patricia Scales

Hi Kelly,
Try having a talk with her about the importance of group work/team player in the workplace.
Patricia

Kelly Barnhart

I am also concerned about a student that I have this quarter, despite the fact that I attempt to inject humor, group discussion, application, participation/feedback and still this student appears that she would rather be elsewhere.

I believe her to have potential, I am just at a loss as to how to pull her in to group.

Stacy White

What would you do with a student who acts as if she does not want to be in class and has no respect at all for the instructor? I teach in a technical field that requires attention to detail and patient empathy. I am concerned with her attitude reflecting in her patient care.

Susan Brown

Daniel,
I could understand the dilemma of the student. Sometimes it goes both ways, parents tend to decide for the student because most of the time the student can't decide for what they want in life, no goal, no dream, no passion in life. if the student is able to speak up and make the parents know what is his/her passion I know that a good parents would be willing to support and encourage their kids to follow their passion and follow their dreams so they become successful, and sometimes it is an issue of immaturity. On the contrary, there are parents who wants the kids to follow their unfulfilled dreams, and this is very sad because the student usually suffers.

Susan

Patricia Scales

Hi Josef,
We must continue to put forth great effort to engage everyone. There are some students that simply are not into school; they do not want to be there; however we can not give up on these students.
Patricia

Josef Conrad

Good afternoon. I agree it's the younger ones especially in a night class where there are more nontraditional students. I try to get the entire class to make suggestions for participation activities or to introduce speakers or topics. this works for those who like the class or material. Sometimes there is just someone who shouldn't be there and won't respond. I simply try to be polite and available when and if they decide they want to be a part of the process.

Patricia Scales

Hi Steve,
First have a firm private conversation with the student. If this does not work, get administration involved. The last resort, may result into expulsion.
Patricia

Steve Kincaid

I teach math and I have a student that actively dislikes any math and frequently disrupts class. She seems to have an instinctive dislike of any instructor. How should I deal with that?

Patricia Scales

Hi Marien,
These students are certainly a big challenge. Normally a nice firm conversation does the trick.
Patricia

Marien Fernandez-Paris

I always every now and then have a student like that and normaly are the younger ones. I try to activities that will envolve them more and if that do not work, then I do one-on-one with them to encourage them.

Linda Woodall

I try to make posters and get them involved with putting things on the posters. They remember the information and school seems fun for them.

Linda Woodall

I feel that everyone wants an opportunity to succeed in something. Most of the time if they would be in jail no one ever gave them a good word or encouraged them. I believe it would be more of a challenge for a teacher to help turn around an unfortunate student. To me that makes us good teachers.

Thomas Wells

We have some students here that its either here or jail and they don''t want to be here. You just have to put up with them

Bobbi Bricker

Hi Daniel -

I have that issue as well. Sometimes it makes me want to try and wake them up to realize how much money they are spending to come to school. I do my best to make my classrooms exciting and engaging, with the hopes that they will want to be part of what we are creating.

Bobbi Bricker