Difficult Behavior of Grade Six Pupils as Basis for Coping and Enhancing Teaching Strategies

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Generally, no matter how hard we strive, the difficult behaviors of misguided and delinquent children have ever since been a problem to our educational system. Even the most effective or high morale school, problems arise. The teacher being the key agency to the educational system must be imperative to diagnose the case, determine its contributing factors and act on it with extra care, patience, kindness, and firmness. The school, therefore, cannot be better than the teachers who staff and operate it. To a considerable degree, "Good teaching is Good Discipline. Good teaching resolves around curriculum, preparation, effective instruction, and appropriate assessment or evaluation.

METHODS

To gather the needed data and information for the solution of the problem -the ff: instruments and techniques were used: (1) anecdotal record (2) diaries (3) portfolio (4) pupils profile (5) school record of the guidance counselor (6) actual interview and (7) personal data bank. The descriptive method was used in this study. This method was chosen since the main purpose of the investigation was to determine the difficult behaviors of the grade 6 pupils, according to the frequency of occurrence. Respondents of the study consisted of 278 grade 6 pupils, 149 M, and 129 F; and the 5 grade 6 teachers of San Juan West CS.

RESULTS

The difficult behaviors committed by the children according to the frequency of occurrence assessed by the grade teachers are as follows: LATE COMER:-one who does not report to class on time. TRUANCY-one who often stay away or is absent from class without good reasons. BULLY -one who takes advantage of his size and strength by harassing or beating younger or weak ones. VANDALISM-destroys something attractive tor useful without reason.

DISCUSSIONS

Children of today are difficult to handle. They have no more regard for authority and disregard rules. The school is the surveyor of good behavior. It is the place aside from home where learning in calculating and internalizing values takes place. But if children in school misbehave, ignore rules and regulations, defy authority and disrespect people, then we can easily trace where the failure lies. The school is one of the most vital agencies in the reformation of society, must take big and decisive stride of change. The teacher is a major potent factor, in pupil's learning should be highly trained academically and must strongly adhere to his commitment and dedication. Above all, parents play the most vital role in molding their children.