Just took over a class mid-year that is severely lacking discipline - how to take control?
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Congratulations to you, and a hearty cheer for taking on such a challenging task.\n\nI arrived mid year once to teach 8th grade English and History.  The situation was not as...degenerated as you describe, but it was tough for both sides.\n\nI think others have given valuable advice.  These kids need structure and enforcement of rules, whether they know it or not.  Make your rules fair and apply them equitably and you should have some success.\n\nI do disagree with the idea of using a Homework pass as a reward.  Don't we assign homework because of it's value to learning?  Letting a student earn the privilege not to do an assignment completely dilutes its educational value to the students left doing it.  Other rewards are certainly useful, though.  Stickers actually work to motivate a lot of kids.  Even though they're in 10th grade, they'd still like to bring home a "refrigerator paper" to show mom and dad (or whoever's at home).\n\nI think you also need to acknowledge out loud the things many of these kids have gone through outside of school, as well as the turmoil they have faced in school with this course.  Lay out your rules early and often.  Follow through with disciplinary action, but be a nice, reasonable person.  Find out what the school administration would consider success for this course this year, tell the kids, then go for it.\n\nBest wishes.
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You're not stupid, you're just trying too hard.  Take a deep breath, relax, and enjoy the classes.  Never can tell what will happen!
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Leave it alone, it will lead to nothing. the instructor will be fired and your future at the school would be at stake, it is not worth it. \nJust do your work and don't expect any special treatment.\nFind a friend or two in the class and play that way. it could lead to something better!
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Take a class.  It'll force you to learn on days when you don't feel like learning.
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Put aside a certain amount of time each night to work on your classes. Try to become organized. Make a folder on your computer labeled School and keep all of your work in that one folder. \n\nDon't let yourself fall behind...it's horrible trying to catch up. Don't wait until the very last minute to do anything or you will get stressed out. That's probably the most important thing.  \n\nTry to keep it spread out so you only have to do a little at a time...it won't seem so daunting that way!
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It is for sure pretty tough. But if the condition insists, I think the key word is time management. Therefore, take no full time job and not so many class in the same time.
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start payin attention in class n work harder cuz if ur not payin attention then u wont learn everything\nhave a nice day
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Create a relaxed study schedule, balance out your classes between first and second semester. Don't take on more classes than you can handle, it okay to take the minimum classes and stay full time.....And if you need help don't wait until the last minute for getting help....Let your teachers know the very second you don't understand.
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Man, I was going through the samething with this really obnoxious girl once. I feel your pain. my plan of dealing with people like him is to stay clear of them. It might not be easy at first but once you keep avoiding and stay clear of him overtime he won't be a problem, and talk to your teacher about changing your seat, tell him/her that you have problems with this kid and that you don't get along with him that should help, and if that doesn't work well, you before taking things into your own hands try the plan first.
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If your like my teacher...\n\nyou can sit back and give everyone A's A-'s and A+'s on assignment at random and then tell the kids what to do and make sure they dont get out of hand for the hour or so\n\nAlthough... im not sure what goes on except for in class
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Do your 1/2 of the assignment, and before class starts on Monday, go to your teacher and tell her what is happening. Or better yet, if you have your teacher's email, email him/her the situation right now. The teacher probably has other contact info with your homework partner. Make sure you email your teacher before Sunday night though, or else your teacher will have the excuse of 'you waiting till the last minute to tell them.' to not deal with the issue. Explain to them [either in email or before class] that you just can't get your partner to do anything, and that you have worked very hard, and are prepared. Make sure that you seem like the good, responsible student. And ask all nicely how you would really like to be graded seprately, for the obvious reason. Most teachers i've had are really cool about this.\n And don't forget to make your partner look like a total idiot, that they are, in front of class, when you do present. Make sure that it's very very obvious that you did the homework, and they didn't. \nMake them seem very very inferior. \nI totally know how you feel, I'm a freshman in High school, and i've had plenty of upperclassmen already do that to me, just for the @#*! fact that i'm freshman and i care about my grade.\nHey, look on the bright side. Now you can gather your homies and jump someone. \nhahahahahhahahhahhahh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! oh yes! YEEEESSSSSSS!!!!!!!\nJust make sure that you don't get caught. And that the person, has no evidence whatsoever! No evidence. None!!!!\nhahahahhahahahah!!!!!!!!!!! \njust don't get carried away. Remember, you're the GOOD student. ;-)
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Talk to the principal of the school.  I'm sure they can arrange something.\n\nSue them if they don't see things your way.
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keep track of your grades, then if he tries messing your grade it wont work.\n\nbut seriously, i really dont think this teacher would TRY to make u fail, unless u are really disruptive and annoying to him, even then he probably wouldnt.
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I will approach this person by first trying to understand what he is going through before allowing any external intervention.\n\n1.Talk to him. Ask him what exactly is he trying to do and find out what happened to him. Ask if he needs help. I mean what if he really has got some personal problems that held him up?\n2. If it doesn't work, report to the instructor.\n3. If it still doesn't work, just kick him out of the group.\n\nI don't agree with giving him more work. At the end of the day, what you really want to achieve is a project work well done, not argue about who did more or less of the work. So, I won't risk my grades for that.
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Ignore him totally.  He'll either stop, or it will get worse...but then at least you will have another situation to file a more serious complaint against him...Make sure you are never alone leaving class if you go at night.  This is kinda hard because he hasn't actually touched you...just be very careful and be aware of your surroundings at all times.
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Get the whole class to gang up on the losers who are talking. It worked in my class. Everyone was so mad at these two guys who that they were all cool and never shut up. so all 30 of us just turned to them in class one day and geve them nasty looks and yelled..(we really yelled) for them to shut up. They found out that they were not that cool and finaly shut up the rest of the year. \nGet numbers on your side and let them know that the class is not backing them up in talking.
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Try being a little bit more strict, not to the point of being harsh though. Just let them know that you are their teacher, and they need to stay on task. Also be consistent with your punishings. For instance, if one week you punish a lot of children for talking, and the next week you slack off a little bit, then they may get the idea that its okay to talk whenever they want to. Hope this helps. =)