http://ask.metafilter.com/tags/teching Questions tagged with 'teching' at Ask MetaFilter. Thu, 02 Jun 2005 06:57:39 -0800 Thu, 02 Jun 2005 06:57:39 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/19430/Teaching%2Ddisobedient%2Ddisruptive%2Dfive%2Dyear%2Dold Advice needed for teaching disobedient, disruptive five year old. A friend of mine is teaching at the moment and he has a class of five year olds. There are a number of troublesome children in the class, one in particular is particularly disruptive, refusing to obey direct orders. He sets the tone in the class for the others to follow. The principal and parents have been alerted to the fact but no improvement has been gained. Getting him to sit and listen etc. is extremely difficult. I would greatly appreciate any tips pointers or advice on how to handle a situation like this or any accounts of similar experiences. What sanctions/incentives, techniques would you advise? The child is bright and my friends suspects that he is seeking attention more than anything else, but does not respond well enough to praise, nor is his behaviour ever particularly praiseworthy. I would also appreciate any links to relevant resources, which deal with such situations tag:ask.metafilter.com,2005:site.19430 Thu, 02 Jun 2005 06:57:39 -0800 child classroom education management teching toublesome kenaman