Dealing with odd students

Deal with disrespectful students: In this clever live broadcast, Cult of Pedagogy explains how you could successfully deal with disrespectful students. Some students seem determined to disrupt class and push our buttons. What are the best ways to handle this? In this weekly Periscope broadcast, I answer one reader question about teaching. This was originally recorded on April 5, 2016. Skip to 3:38 to see the specific tips. #behaviormanagement #classroom #teachers

Working with kids and young adults who are oppositional can be challenging. Being oppositional might mean refusing to do work, breaking rules, and engaging in other challenging behaviors. The truth is, many kids can be oppositional from time to time, so many of these strategies work with all learner

Dealing with oppositional defiant disorder at home or in the classroom? We've got 18 ODD discipline tips to help with problem behaviors in a positive way!

Did you know there’s a reason your students are being disruptive? To find a behavior management strategy that works, you need to figure out why they’re behaving the way that they are. Click the image to learn all about how to find the “why” behind the most difficult classroom behaviors.

How to Deal with a Child with ODD: Children with Oppositional Defiant Disorder usually don't have control over their impulses and negative behavior. So it would be best for you as a parent to exercise patience when dealing with actions related to this condition. #DefiantChiLD #DefiantDisorder #ANGRYKids

A teacher named Kerri recently emailed me to ask: What do you do for that student that continually chooses to misbehave? We have tried everything but nothing fazes him and it’s sending a message to to the other students in my class that I have a different standard of behavior for him. I feel like … Continued

Teachers tend to be overly focused on their most difficult students. They stress-out about them. They strategize over them. They spend more time dealing with them than the rest of their class put together. They try this approach, then that one. They powwow again ... Read more

Let's talk about disrespectful behaviors in the classroom. The child who talks back. The student using their cell phone, even after being told to put it away. The kid who refuses to do their work, and even loudly tells you, "no!" when you try to politely give some encouragement. The student who joke

Defiance, disrespectfulness, kids yelling “NO!” – this is what a teacher’s classroom management nightmares are made of! These days, most teachers may have had one or two defiant children in their class at some point, even all the way … Continue reading →

It’s popping up more and more in IEPs and 504s. Called Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD), it’s marked by disobedient behavior toward authority. But what is it really? It’s a student who doesn’t want to be told what to do. They don’t want rules or ... Read more