These are the students who speak without permission, come late to class, make strange noises, act like the class clown. They misbehave because it gets them attention. These students usually feel defeated if they do as they are told. We know these students as the total independents, the defiant ones, the rule-breakers, and the bullies. They really believe that more power is the answer to all their problems.
Some students find their places by being hated.
Failure has made them give up trying to get attention or power. They find personal satisfaction in being mean, vicious, violent. The purpose of the misbehavior is revenge against everyone. They are the students who write on desks, beat up others, threaten young students, write on bathroom walls. They will seek revenge against teachers and classmates any way they can.