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Re: Obnoxious Student



On Wed, 24 Oct 2001, Tina Fanetti wrote:

Hello all
I have a student in one of my classes that is a smart-aleck. Which i=
sn't a bad thing but she is starting to make cracks and stuff during =
class and has started becoming a distraction to other students.

Ideas on how to handle her?
Don't give her what she expects, e.g. retaliation, punishment, etc.
She obviously wants to be the center of attention.
Put her on display. Tell the class she has this problem not getting
enough attention and ask them to provide her it; it may be necessary to
sacrifice a class to up the intensity to her saturation level.
When she's had enough remind her publicly that there are 28 others who
are there to learn; her comments are welcome when they are constructive or
motivated by a genuine desire to learn, but calling attention to herself
per se simply interferes with the legitimate learning activities of
others.
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