GQ 3: Should have done?

Q: At one point in the case study, it was stated that 'Miss Lim looked at David and Susan...' What should Miss Lim have done to handle the situation? Give reasons for your answer and substantiate with the relevant classroom management strategies and models that you have learnt in this course. (7 marks)

Reference to case study

Miss Lim decided to ignore the incident.

Miss Lim looked up and said,"stop what? What's going on back there?"

Solutions

Miss Lim should move closer to David and Susan, maintain eye contact and give them non-verbal signal to stop their argument.

Give verbal warning or instruction to stop the argument immediately.

Reinforcement of the rules and expectation.

Hold David and Susan back after lesson to find out what happened (reason : avoid embarrassment in front of peers.)

Hold David and Susan back after school for disrupting the lesson

Issue written warning if the situation does not stop after verbal warning

Models

Explanation

Make our displeasure with a student's misbehavior by communicating and be sure to tell the student what to do

treat David and Susan with respect, and not embarrass them in front of their peers.

Get David to apologize to Susan.

Assertive Discipline

Behavior modification

Discipline with Dignity

Logical consequences