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Issues role play – Research into action classroom management.

Michelle’s example of impulsive boy, calling out and asking irrelevant questions. Reward cards with x minutes of computer time at the end of the week. Remove one card each time he calls out – no returns. Cards returned each session

Alison's example of childr being irritating (calling out in class, showing off) and subsequently being bullied. Group discussion where all afffected aired their grievences finish on a high-5.

Literature: Michelle - school environments are different which impacts on students Reactive strategies are not useful - do not get angry as it wiall make matters worse. Can't label students and must make own decisions on their ability and behaviours. Michelle's school, tables in ability groups.

"Calmer classrooms" home environment impacts on kids

=Had some ideas about the role play:= We start in the programme with three children playing nicely together (taps?) and the teacher on yard duty. Props: taps ball, yard duty bag. The teacher is the narrator and introduces the scene saying that she was the grade 5/6 teacher at x Primary school and it is a pleasure to be on yard duty and see these children playing so nicely together - it wasn't always like this. lets go back in time...

Back to the classroom: Two sporty kids chatting about the match last nnight and other kids attention seeking (pen clicking, drumming on desk, calling out). Teacher gets irritated and tells boy off. Boy carries on, this time the other kids tell him to stop calling him a loser, dropout etc.

Teacher explains to the audience that it's s good job that s/he is well versed in Dreikurs theory as simply yelling at the annoying child won't solve the problems. Teacher yells at child (calls him the irritating child) and eventually gets him to stop but as the bell goes for reces the sporty kids file out muttering loser etc under their breath. Teacher explains that this didn't solve the long term problem as irritatiing child feels more apart thn ever. Explaind Dreikurs theory that irritating kids just wants to be part of the group and so the two parties need to find some common ground. mediate session in which kids voice their points of view. The irritating child will be rewarded for non-annoying behaviour and be given credits for computer time a tthe end of the week and the otehr kids need to remember that no-one should be put down. Finish with a high five and go out and play happily together. If only life were that simple.