Annoying student

ianryan1000 · 18-10-2014 3:48pm #1

What important the first impression you make on your students is!!
Few days ago I gave a lesson to new learners. As it had been a messy day, I arrived at the class without preparing my lesson, confident of the workbook I had assigned.
So bad I did than the students were aware of me being totally lost. Since then I have lost their respect for me as teacher.

aunt aggie · 18-10-2014 6:24pm

This post doesn't seem to be about an annoying student. Is there a question or are you looking for advice on how to get this class back?

ianryan1000 · 18-10-2014 8:02pm

You are right.
The second part is about the youngest student (a sort of spoilt girl) who, since that fatidic day, is trying to show me up again and again by asking confusing questions.
My students are in a range from 15 to 40 years old and she is like the pet of the class.

moonshadow · 18-10-2014 8:05pm

I hope your not an English teacher....

L1m1tless · 18-10-2014 8:06pm

moonshadow wrote: »

I hope your not an English teacher....

*you're

ianryan1000 · 18-10-2014 8:11pm

Why?

DublinWriter · 18-10-2014 8:14pm

ianryan1000 wrote: »

I arrived at the class without preparing my lesson

Lost for words, totally.

ianryan1000 · 18-10-2014 8:21pm

It was an unexpected lesson.

seavill · 18-10-2014 8:29pm

most random thread ever

ianryan1000 · 18-10-2014 8:40pm

Any advise?
I don´t like the idea of getting rid of that student but lessons are more difficult everyday.
Thanks a lot.

seavill · 18-10-2014 8:44pm

why are the questions she asks confusing? what is confusing about them? what set up is this, is it a private school/night classes, or what are we talking about?

yes there · 18-10-2014 8:51pm

CowboyDreams wrote: »

*you're

If I had a penny for every time .... And it never gets old.

ianryan1000 · 18-10-2014 8:51pm

Sorry.
It is after-school activity and I wanted some advise about what you would do.
And it is about student´s bad behaviour.
thanks again.

seavill · 18-10-2014 8:53pm

You said she is trying to show you up by asking confusing questions - I asked you in what way are they confusing, you didn't answer the question, you are now saying she is behaving badly?
Is she asking off topic questions, are they irrelevant to what you are teaching, or are they simply questions you don't know the answer to?

cat_dog · 18-10-2014 8:57pm

In future, make sure you're organized and prepared for your classes. I would lose respect for my teacher if he/she didn't know what they were doing. They are there to learn from you. And if someone asks a confusing question ask them to rephrase it.

ianryan1000 · 18-10-2014 9:00pm

Yes.She is trying to disturb the class.

seavill · 18-10-2014 9:02pm

ianryan1000 wrote: »

Yes.She is trying to disturb the class.

You didn't respond to any of the questions I asked. Are you just wasting our time or are you genuine because if you are I don't see why you don't answer the questions of the only person that is actually engaging with you so far

ianryan1000 · 18-10-2014 9:07pm

Well, I think I have said to you all you must know.
It is clear that I have a problem with a student who tries to spoilt my lessons with a bad behaviour.
Sorry for wasting your time.

professore · 18-10-2014 9:10pm

ianryan1000 wrote: »

Sorry.
It is after-school activity and I wanted some advise about what you would do.
And it is about student´s bad behaviour.
thanks again.

It's advice not advise. Advise is a verb. People advise me about dealing with the class when I ask them for advice. My advice: prepare better in future.

seavill · 18-10-2014 9:12pm

Well you clearly havn't said all we must know if there are so many questions, you have said she asks confusing questions, why are they confusing is it you don't know the answer, is it they are irrelevant, is it she asks personal questions what makes them confusing, is this the only bad behavior she does, what way is hte class set up, do you have the right to remove her, how often does she do it, you said you only started a few days ago so how many times has she mis behaved, what is the discipline policy within the class/school? Is she only of the under age students? Is she paying for the service or is it voluntary? Who is over you with this course? if she is under age can you speak with her parents, have you tried to speak to her at the end of class yet?
People cannot give advice in a vacuum if you can answer some of these questions you may be able to get some answers to your questions

LionelNashe · 18-10-2014 9:14pm

I'm siding with the student.

Grolschevik · 18-10-2014 9:18pm

I don't believe this is a genuine question or issue. I believe there's a term for it, but I think using it garners one an infraction...

ianryan1000 · 18-10-2014 9:19pm

Maybe my diary?
Thank you to all who have tried to give some advice despite my confusing thread.

aunt aggie · 18-10-2014 9:21pm

What type of after school activity takes place in a classroom setting with students aged 15 to 40?

If the questions relate to the topic been studied, you should know the answer or you could encourage the whole class (including yourself) to research the topic for the next lesson, to allow for more positive discussion.

You still have not given any details of this students actions and you seem to have taken a personal dislike to her because she is undermining your authority. Teenagers do that but you cant take it personally.

Also if this is an after school club that people are voluntarily attending, you cant remove any student because you dont like them. I'm assuming a lot of things in this last sentence because as previous posters have pointed out, you're not telling us the full story.

aunt aggie · 18-10-2014 9:23pm

ianryan1000 wrote: »

Maybe my diary?
Thank you to all who have tried to give some advice despite my confusing thread.

What about your diary?!? You aren't making any sense...

mosstin · 18-10-2014 9:25pm

aunt aggie wrote: »

What about your diary?!? You aren't making any sense...

I think that is exactly the point here.

dee_mc · 18-10-2014 9:27pm

ianryan1000 wrote: »

Maybe my diary?
Thank you to all who have tried to give some advice despite my confusing thread.

What's that even in reply to?
You need to give some level of detail in order that people can give you targeted advice.
My first thought is that, on this thread, you are very unclear on the details and you only answer a small percentage of the questions people ask - does this habit carry through to your teaching style?
All teachers have discipline issues at some time or other, and I have to say in my own case the issue hasn't ever been as simple as 'I have an annoying student to deal with', it's been more along the lines of 'I'm annoyed by the fact that I can't control/get on with/gel with this particular student'.
If you're going to solve this problem, you need to own it.
Perhaps the student is underchallenged by the scope of the lesson, in which case you need to prepare something more challenging so that she will be engaged?
Perhaps you need to improve the quality of your explanations/questions/presentation of material/manner with students?

Satriale · 18-10-2014 10:15pm

It might be an idea to get a more anonymous username...

gctest50 · 18-10-2014 10:32pm

ianryan1000 wrote: »

Sorry.
It is after-school activity and I wanted some advise about what you would do ....

hope they'd screen teachers over there for iq just a lil bit better
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evolving_doors · 19-10-2014 6:55pm

This is all getting a bit Stanley Kubrick

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