Just Say No to Abuse Declaring War on Terrorism. This is because the teachers have a sense of failure, of having their expertise rejected. Implicit in all that I have said in this paragraph is the fact that we need to separate the behaviour from the person. Equally, we have to be able to stand back from our own feelings of inadequacy and accept that dealing with such problems is a normal part of the teacher's role. Group work requires co-operation.
Teachers therefore expect certain rules to be obeyed, even if the rules are unwritten or unspoken.
Students who break any of these rules are likely to be perceived as disruptive and pose a problem to the teacher whose role it is to orchestrate the group so that it functions for the benefit of all. The first step in dealing with difficult behaviour is to rank each of the items above, so that you decide which you find most unacceptable down to which ones are just mildly disruptive. Understanding the reasons for disruptive behaviour Now select the type of behaviour that make you angry and think about the last time you had to deal with it. Finally, restate the problem and consider all the possible solutions. Agree a path ahead and build in points along the way in which you will review progress with the student.