Discuss disruptive students receive special rewards for behaviors that are typically expected of otherStudents

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Discuss disruptive students receive special rewards for behaviors that are typically expected of otherStudents

Answer 1

Because the students that are disruptive and are unable to perform the behaviors that are expected of other students, they are being rewarded positively for the desired behavior in order to "train" them to have the desired behavior that is already expected of other students.  Just because one student is able to have a desired behavior, another student with sensory issues or other problems may not be able to have the behavior without redirection or positive reinforcement.

Answer 2

Children with behavioural issues need positive reinforcement, to encourage and teach them the correct social norms of society. And if bribing (for want of a better word) helps them  keep on task, then so be it.

However you have to be careful with what you bribe them with, foods and drinks can be fraught with issues as a large number of children may have increased behavioural problems due to colours, preservatives etc.

I would be inclined to offer younger children stickers, rubbers & pencils etc, for older students pens, pencils, a book or a magazine of their choice (within price limits). That is after I have spoken to the students parents, so they too can reinforce positive behaviour, when at home or other social events, they may also help met the cost of good behavioural gifts/bribes.

Answer 3

I've seen it with my own parents.  But get to college, and the professors normally love the REAL students.

Answer 4

It's called positive reinforcement.  Instead of punishing students for behaviors that are inappropriate (negative reinforcement), you award them for behaviors that are acceptable.  The premise behind this is that if the students get positive responses for acceptable behaviors then they are more likely to repeat them.

Answer 5

I taught junior high school.  I had these two kids who were so disruptive I was constantly spending time dealing with their behavior, and it was cutting into my teaching time.

I kept them after class once and said something along the lines of "Look, guys, I need to be able to teach.  You might have more fun if you just give it a chance.  Between now and Friday, I'm going to be teaching a concept that I want everyone to have a fair chance at.  What can I do to get you to just settle down in class.  What would get us through the next 4 days with ordinary learning?"  One of them said that he had already failed the semester, but if I'd buy him a Coke on Friday, he'd shut up and let me teach.  The other kid said, "yeah, buy me a Coke."

They lived up to their end, and I bought them a Coke.  

In other words, I bribed them.  Not to learn, but to let me teach those who were willing to learn.  

The next week, I reminded them of the bargain, again in private.  I said, "You proved that it isn't my getting on to you that is the problem, as you have claimed when I've given you discipline referrals.  You can control your behavior when you want to.  So here's the deal...I'm not going to be able to buy you sodas every week, but I don't HAVE to write you up because you can just behave."  They agreed that it wasn't all that bad to just sit through class.

They actually improved, and one of them (the one who hadn't already decided he'd "failed") started taking limited part in class.  The other one, I'm afraid, was pulled out of class for trouble he got into off campus.  I believe his conviction that he had already failed left him with little reason to control his behavior.  

The other thing I did that may apply is I rewarded the class with parties when we met certain milestones.  Behavior goals were part of the milestones. (Books out, homework done, industry on the assignment)  I didn't hold the whole class accountable for the few hard-core disruptive students.  The class was still rewarded, but the disruptive kids went to the library that class period with an assignment for "make-up credit."

You really have to feel for what works in the classroom.  What worked 2nd period didn't work in 4th, and what worked in 4th didn't automatically work with 6th.

A teacher has to be patient, creative, flexible, and light on his or her toes to find success with hard-core kids.

Answer 6

Yes, but those behaviors are not typical for these students. Students are rewarded on the basis of their individual accomplishments. A gifted child should not be rewarded for doing work that is far less than what they are capable of  - and a less capable child should not only be rewarded for things that they never will be capable of.

Answer 7

If I knew what you were asking, I might be able to give an opinion.

Answer 8

It depends on whether or not they have special needs. Both of my sisters have severe disabilities, and one of them has recently entered mainstream school to sit GCSEs (British qualification). She sticks out like a sore thumb there, and gets rewarded for behaviour expected of other children as standard. It encourages her to meet the standard of everybody else, and the other children are mature enough to understand that she is different to them, and that different rules apply. You can't not have separate rules for different classes of people, particularly at this level. She struggles, and without an incentive like a prize, reward or even a special pat on the back, she would deteriorate and have no aims at all. Just because she's disruptive doesn't mean she can't have all hope of some normality in life to be taken away from her. However, there are disruptive students who don't deserve to have an education because they throw away what they're being given for their own benefit in life. Those kinds of people are the ones that annoy me. They shouldn't have rewards, but more punishments. It all depends circumstantially, but my feelings as a general rule of thumb are that if they have some uncontrollable reason to act in a disruptive manner, you should support them. If they're doing it just because they can, they should be better disciplined.