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
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
Assertive Discipline
Behavior modification
Discipline with Dignity
Logical consequences