Student Is The Most Extraordinary Ones

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Teachers will always have that student in their classroom that is very disruptive, does not do well in the class, and acts like they do not care about their grade. Certain teachers will think this child cannot be changed and they just want them out of their classroom. Other teachers will see this student as a gift. Once you dig into that student’s background and talk to that student one-on-one, you may see that the student acts that way for a certain reason. Teachers who see these students as much more than “problem children” are the most extraordinary ones.
The young man I chose to build bridges with is Mr. N. He is an African American 15 year old with a 1.78 GPA. Mr. N received 6.8 credits out of 8, last year. Mr. N.’s personality type would have to be an extravert. I would say he is an extravert because he is a social butterfly. The reason as to why I picked this particular student is because he has a very high potential, a great high school program, but does not have the push he really needs. Unfortunately, I was not able to get any background information from this student.
During class, Mrs. Pendleton has the student repeats the word or sentence after her, several times throughout the class. The class knows to do this when she says, “Repeat,” in French. She also has students work with partners by having a conversation on what the students just learned, in French. Throughout this time, Mr. N. spends it with his head down, talking loudly to himself, disrupting other students, or shouting out unnecessary things. When the teacher asks Mr. N. to cooperate with her, he disrespects her by talking back. When Mr. N. does this, Mrs. Pendleton will try and redirect him. To redirect him, she tries being his partner instead. This sti...

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...tions, determining their advantages and disadvantages. 9
) Adopt a strategy. 10) When you act, monitor the implications of your actions. I believe if I used these 10 strategies, it would not only help me help the student but it would also teach me to become a better teacher.
Making sure you give extra time to the students who really need a positive push is extremely important. If you find things to combine into your lesson that interest the student, stay up on things that are happening in the student’s life, and set strict rules throughout your classroom, hopefully this will help your student become more of an effective learner. I wish I had extra time within the classroom to get more information on my student and to test out my approaches to building bridges with him. I want to take the styles of teaching I have learned in this lesson and apply them to my classroom.

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