Disruptive Students: How to Handle Difficult Pupils

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Teaching is supposed to be a fulfilling profession. Teachers are always expected to act a certain way, to the extent that parents and students often forget that they are human too. However, teaching a class can become quite a challenge when a teacher has to deal with the constant disruption of a difficult student. As educators, teachers are concerned not only about their working conditions, but also about creating a positive learning space for their students. Disruptive behaviors compromise both. There are many reasons that a student may become disruptive. They may not understand the lesson, they may have already been taught the concepts in the lesson, or perhaps they cannot see or hear from where they are seated. And then there are students who are simply disruptive for whatever other reason, which may be beyond the teacher's control.Teacher's attempt to prevent disruptive behavior can never guarantee a disruption-free class. Generally, it is as well to give any sort of disruptive student the minimum attention necessary because time focused on disruptive behavior is the time that is not being spent on facilitating learning.

METHODS

A Qualitative descriptive method of research was used. Descriptive studies are observational studies that describe the patterns of disease occurrence in relation to variables such as person, place and time. They are often the first step or initial inquiry into a new topic, event, disease or condition.The purpose of descriptive research is, of course, to describe, explain, or validate some sort of hypothesis or objective when it comes to a specific group of people.

RESULTS

1. The teachers gave the following experiences about the Kindergarten developmental behavior of students: behavior that interferes with social interaction, difficulty managing emotional outbursts, behavior that does not respond to discipline, and behavior that interferes with school.

Strategies utilized by teachers in handling the developmental behavior of the kindergarten students: respond verbally, change locations, set limits, employ logical consequences, and practice ways to defuse the student's anger or tantrums.

DISCUSSIONS

1. How Teachers Describe Their Experiences in The Developmental Behavior of The Kindergarten 2. Behavior that interferes with social interaction

Difficulty managing emotional outbursts 4. Behavior that does not respond to discipline.