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Have you ever had a student who wants to argue with you about everything? For the purpose of this post, we'll call this student, Debatable Deb, because Deb feels like every topic is up for debate. There are times you swear this student is playing devil's advocate because she argues for the sake of argument. The years that you have one of these students, you go home mentally drained because you are constantly being challenged. Years ago, I did my student teaching in a 3rd grade self-contained gifted classroom. The elementary school had 2,000 students which at the time was the largest in the state. There were 14 - 16 sections of each grade level and two of these sections had only gifted and talented students. These students' lessons were taught at an accelerated pace. My cooperating teacher told me that in a G/T classroom, arguing and debating is very common. She shared a few tips with me that I thought I'd pass along. Tip #1: There are times when you can listen to what the student has to say if it is said in a respectful tone. But, it is also perfectly permissible for the teacher to say "this is not a matter for debate.". You are the leader of the classroom not the student. Tip #2: If you have a student who feels very passionate about some topic or decision, encourage Debatable Deb to write about it. Have your Debatable Deb make a T-chart listing the pros and cons about the topic. This will encourage your student to become more open minded. As a person who was born with a argumentative personality, I can tell you that it is very frustrating when you feel like you don't have an outlet or someone isn't listening to your opinions. Have you ever had a principal who had the management style of "my way or the highway"? Nothing was ever discussed, decisions were handed down like edicts, and you were left feeling like you were merely a worker bee. You didn't necessarily want to argue with your boss about every decision he made, but you wished you had some input before a decision was made that you were required to carry out. Some decisions could be improved if there was input from others. I sometimes think this must be how your Debatable Deb feels when you don't take the time to listen to her opinions or give her an outlet like writing. Granted, not every decision is open for discussion, just like with your principal. But, there are some decisions that could involve more student input. Your Debatable Deb would like to add her input, but hasn't learned the proper way to do this yet. She needs you to give her the tools for sharing meaningful input. A few years ago, my daughter came home from school quite upset with her teacher. She tried to turn in her Pizza Hut Book It form a day late but the teacher wouldn't accept it. The form was due on a Monday. We had been out of town for my grandfather's funeral Thursday - Sunday which was several states away. I had emailed her teacher before we left so she knew why my daughter wasn't in school. My daughter forgot to take her Book It form on Monday. It was hanging on the refrigerator ready to go. Things were a little hectic that Monday morning and she forgot to take it. Her teacher told her that it was due on Monday and since she was at school on Monday she wouldn't accept it on Tuesday. My daughter wanted me to talk to her teacher. But, I felt like this was a matter that should be handled between the two of them. I told her that when she talked to her teacher she needs to remember: TIMING: Timing is everything! Do not ask your teacher about this when she is getting ready to teach a new lesson or at the end of the day when it's a madhouse in the classroom. Timing is key! TONE OF VOICE: Your tone of voice conveys so much. Your tone should be respectful. WORD CHOICE: Your sentence should not begin with the word "you". Wrong choice: You should have accepted my Book It paper because I missed school for 2 days because my grandpa died. A better choice: I was out of town for my grandfather's funeral. We flew home on Sunday evening. I normally pack my backpack the evening before but I was off schedule. I'm sorry. Hopefully this won't happen again. After talking with your teacher, you need to graciously accept whatever her decision is whether you agree with it or not. Although her teacher did not accept her paper after my daughter spoke to her, my daughter wasn't upset. Why? Her teacher took the time to listen to her and her teacher explained her decision. This pin sums up what I think these students are thinking! I asked my Facebook followers for advice when dealing with argumentative students. Here are a few of the tips: *Giving them a designated time to discuss the matter that is not class time such as recess or after school. *Katherine Kelley, who teaches gifted students, tells her students that this is a classroom not a court room so there is no need to argue your case. (I need to remember that line!) *Do not engage! Do not engage! Do not engage! Is some of my followers' mantra. Some even suggest just staring at the student, not saying a word. Eventually the student gets the point. *Having a sense of humor is another tip to try. You can read more on my FB page by looking for the picture of the pin ("I'm not arguing, I'm explaining why I'm right.") above.
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Hey Friends! This week my kids came back to school and although everything is happy go lucky at the moment, there will come a time when behaviors start to spread through the room like wildfire. Last year I had two kids that were ‘tiered’ for behavior. This means that they had frequent outbursts and required support from a behavioral specialist. To be honest, it drove me to tears. Last year was the first time I ever cried in front of my kids because I was so hurt by what one of my little friends whom I love so dearly did and said. This year is a new year and my wonderful amazing school counselor gave me some excellent ideas that I feel are too amazing not to share. As I write this post, I want you to reflect on any of your past kids that displayed some sort of unruly behavior. Yes, it really is true. If a kid is testing you, with all your might and soul don’t engage. For starters, you might lose. Take a moment… What is “that phrase” a student says that just gets under your skin? What line has gotten you into an argument? “I’m […]
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Improve students' reading, writing, vocabulary, and spelling with this huge collection of Greek and Latin roots word wall cards. This set of over 250 word wall cards has everything you need to create a color-coded, organized display aligned to your curriculum. Over 250 common Greek and Latin roots, suffixes, and prefixes are covered. These word wall cards can be printed, laminated, cut, and used for years and years. Buy once, use forever! The study of Greek and Latin roots takes the mystery out of word-meanings by teaching students the building blocks for over 70% of the words in the English language. If your students know the meaning of about 250 roots, they can figure out the meaning of thousands of English words. WHAT'S INCLUDED Two printing options: 2 Cards Per Page 3 Cards Per Page DETAILS To add context and help you stay organized, the cards are color-coded. Green - Prefix Blue - Numeric Prefix Black - Root Word Red - Suffix To save paper and ink, roots with the same meaning share a card. For example, "-astro-" and "-stell-" share a card because they both mean "star." To see every prefix, root, and suffix covered, see below. PREFIXES a- a- ab- abs- ambi- amphi- ante- anti- aristo- astro- audio- auto- bene- biblio- bio- circum- co- col- com- con- contra- cosmo- de- dia- dis- dys- en- endo- epi- ethno- eu- ex- exo- extra- fore- helio- hemi- hyper- igneo- il- im- im- in- in- inter- intra- ir- iso- mal- mega- meta- micro- min- mis- multi- neo- non- nov- omni- opt- over- pan- photo- poly- pre- proto- pyro- re- retro- semi- sol- sub- super- sy- syl- sym- syn- tele- theo- therm- trans- un- under- zo- NUMERIC PREFIXES mono- uni- bi- du- tri- tetra- quad- penta- quin- hex- hept- sept- oct- ennea- non- dec- cent- kilo- mill- ROOTS am amat ambul anim ann aqu aster cand carn cede ceed cess chroma chron cred cycl dem derm dict dorm duc duct dur dyn ego enn equ fact fec fer fic fict fid flect flex form fract frag gen geo globus gon gram graph hydr hypno ject jud jur jus leg lith log lumen mania mech medi ment meso meter metr migr miss mit morph mort naut nav necro orb pac path ped ped petr phil phile phobia phone phyll phys plac pod poli port psych quer ques quir quis rupt scope scrib script sens sent soci sol soph spect spher spir stella struct tain tempo ten tent terra tin tract urb vac van vid vis volut volv SUFFIXES -able -al -cracy -crat -ed -en -ence -er -est -ful -fy -hood -ial -ian -ible -ic -ied -ies -ing -ion -ish -ism -ist -ition -ation -ive -ize -less -logist -logy -ly -ment -ness -or -er -ous -s -es -ship -tion -ward -y
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