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by Anonymous T. Jackson on October 28th, 2009
See your doctor. You might need some testosterone supplements.
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Who started teaching school?
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You're reading Hi. I am a 52 y male engineer working as a lab instructor in a university i have problems with students who are aggressive and not easy to deal with. can anyone advise about similar experiences.
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it seems u did not get me well, or ur mind is already distorted. I ment that such students are not easy to control and try to make distortions at the classroom and prevent others and me from successful utilization of the class hour.
by Abu Salih on October 28th, 2009
My mind is already distorted, for sure.
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Anyway, if you are serious about answers it would help to have a little more information and some examples. If a few students are just obnoxious people they aren't likely to change in one or two semesters. Just treat them like the children that they are.
You are probably about double their age and arguably in charge so you should have some advantage over them in maintaining control.
You have a foreign name and your English is not polished so if they are American children they may have some built-in prejudice and lack of respect. That is their problem, not yours. They need to be a little more open minded and have some respect for other people.
So ... try to identify the behavior that you feel is disruptive, define it and make some rules.
No shouting, no interrupting, no spitting - whatever.
by Anonymous T. Jackson on October 28th, 2009
Identify offenders and speak to them. "John, let's keep our voices at a reasonable level." "John, I have asked you three times to stop shouting." "John, if you keep disrupting the class I am going to have to ask you to leave the classroom." If you work for a Professor of some sort check with him or her for advice. IF THEY WILL BACK YOU UP, which you should establish before hand, you can start marking down their grades, or if they get physical or threatening call security and have them removed.
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Sadly, you must look out for yourself at all times and be careful not to expose yourself to some sort of valid criticism.
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If your school has courses or workshops for the faculty on classroom teaching methods, etc. sign up and take some of them.
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Read this book:
http://www.amazon.com/How-Win-Friends-Influence-People/dp/0671027034/
It will change your life.
And while you're at it read this one:
http://www.amazon.com/Power-Positive-Thinking-Norman-Vincent/dp/0743234804/
by Anonymous T. Jackson on October 28th, 2009
And this one - which is really two:
http://www.amazon.com/Strangest-Secret-Nightingale-Think-Napoleon/dp/9562913422/
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Then, don't worry about the students.
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They will cease to exist in your new world.
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Let me know how it all works out.
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READ THE BOOKS!
by Anonymous T. Jackson on October 28th, 2009