Do you have a student who chronically procrastinates, sulks, underperforms, tests the spirit of class rules, and undermines your authority? Does this young person have a way of breaking every rule you ...

Setting expectations, modeling good behavior and establishing classroom norms contribute to the creation of a safe learning environment. At the next University Center for Innovation in Teaching and ...

When teachers encounter disruptive or noncompliant students in the classroom, they typically respond by focusing on the negative behavior. When teachers encounter disruptive or noncompliant students ...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Christi Bergin has devoted 40 years of her life to helping teachers and their students. Throughout her career, she’s noticed two simultaneous trends in the field that seem to be ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — School superintendents across the country say bad behavior in the classroom has gotten worse. In a recent survey released by the Education Advisory Board, they say the uptick ...

In this new ProfHacker series, we take on a potentially charged subject: disruptive student behavior in the classroom. In this series, we will present a scenario, and we’ll offer a few suggestions ...

Teachers are used to dealing with the occasional class clown—but what happens when most of the class requires that level of handling? Classroom disruptions and poor behavior have been on the rise, ...

Parents are the third rail of the discipline conversation. Teachers say they need backup from their school leaders.

Managing a class of children is no simple matter. Teachers are faced with classes of twenty to thirty students, each with their own particularities. It can quickly become a headache to ensure that ...

With kids going back to school, many parents are concerned about how their child will do managing their behavior for eight hours a day. School can be overwhelming for kids who may already struggle ...

A 2022 survey of 615 Midwestern K-12 teachers who left the profession cited poor student behavior as the No. 1 reason for their departure. Fifty-one percent of the surveyed teachers listed “behavior” ...

A report looking at the impact of energy drinks on the behaviour of children has highlighted the concerns of teachers that caffeine-laced beverages are a driver for poor behaviour in the classroom.