Friday, March 4, 2011
Struggling Student
There is a struggling student in my first grade classroom. He is repeating first grade this year, and he is constantly acting out. He doesn't listen to any directions or her lessons, and when it is time for him to do his work, he has no clue. He becomes very frustrated when he gets questions wrong and has to redo them. I tried to work with him, but he won't pay attention to anything. My teacher has just had enough. She used to let him make up the work that he got wrong, but now she is just counting things wrong. She said she is tired of spoon feeding him everything. When playing games, if he gets out, he calls himself a "loser" and says that he fails in everything he does. I just really wonder what goes on at home, and think it is a very sad situation. I know he wants to do well and please others, but he just can't seem to focus and stop himself from acting out.
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What a frustrating situation! Does he have an IEP? Do you think he is capable of doing the work? Parents often don't understand their children learning difficulties and can be hard on their children. That's why it is important for teachers to find out what the difficulties are and explain them to parents and give them strategies that will be helpful! But again I know this is difficult. Great observation!
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