The more negative feedback he received, the more 'down' he became. Although he was being disruptive, when I made comments to him, I tried to make sure they focused on how we could change the behavior instead of criticizing it. He needed positive responses and reinforcement to prevent feeling belittled. Too often, students experience bombardment with negative feedback at home. I always try to be positive with the comments I make to students, even when I am pointing out something that needs to be corrected.
Students are the same way.
Not every student possesses the same strengths, so as an educator, I must search for each student's talents and aid them in bringing those into the light. One of the students in my classroom had to visit the learning center for reading, spelling, language arts, and speech. It was hard for him to leave at times, because he was missing the whole class activities. He cried to his learning center teachers because he was missing out. However, he still attended the learning center for the subjects daily.