Most teachers come across a child in their classroom that is difficult to deal with. In this case Stephanie has problems with cheating and stealing, and also is having problems being nice to other students and the teacher. This teacher has requested a referral and the psychologist has responded three theories to help this teacher create a behavior plan. Social Learning Theory, Cognitive-Developmental Theory, and Behaviorism-Operant Conditioning Theory are the three theories used to explain why Stephanie is behaving this way. The first theory that could explain Stephanie’s behavior is the Social Learning Theory. The Social Learning Theory states that children model the behaviors of the adults around them, and can be greatly influenced by these …show more content…
She has also heard her parents talk about cheating on their taxes. This could explain why she has been cheating on tests and stealing items from staff and other students. She watches her parents steal and cheat, so she believes that is the appropriate way to act.
The mom stated “I usually reward her for any type of misbehavior just to get her to stop at that moment.” Again this is reinforcing the negative behavior, making it more likely that Stephanie will continue the negative behavior. The mother also does not take action when she catches Stephanie stealing which leads Stephanie to believe that that is ok.
The best way to intervene is to sit Stephanie down and explain the rules of the classroom to Stephanie and explain to her what is wrong and why it is wrong. You should also come up with a behavioral plan and lay out different punishments for her behaviors. Children model adult’s behaviors. The best plan is to model prosocial behaviors and reward those behaviors when Stephanie does
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This theory states that harsh punishment rarely works for long term goals. It focuses on consistency and a warm relationship. (Feldman, 2011). When you use the threat of being sent to the principle and don’t follow through, Stephanie sees that as being an invalid punishment and it doesn’t make her negative behavior decrease. Stephanie hasn’t had a warm authority figure that she has been willing to listen to. She has only been handed harsh punishments or hasn’t had any punishment at all. Her parents allow her to get her way. Stephanie’s mom gets easily frustrated with her and tells her she wishes she never had her. Her mother also yells no at her when Stephanie is essentially throwing a fit. The best plan here would be to come up with some punishments that aren’t harsh, but that would maybe let Stephanie get her way, while enforcing positive behavior. An example of this would be a short time-out. It would give Stephanie time to calm down and remove her from the situation. You could also take away privileges, like going outside to play. The key to this is to be consistent in all aspects of Stephanie’s
the same result when it comes to appropriate behavior. For Patrick, I would implement these particular
Stephanie appears to have no respect for her mother and does not follow her directions especially when mother disciplines her. She argues with her mother often and Ms. Ramos hit youth in the past with her hand and a
She gets caught passing notes frequently and she is punished appropriately. This behavior is ongoing which means that she is not a rule follower. She does not pay attention to the lessons at hand because her attention is taken up in communicating with her peers. Stephanie does not like to work. She is unable to either keep her desk clean or turn in homework assignments within reasonable time frames. Friendship comes easily to her, but it is usually short lived. Notes: Stephanie loves to interact with classmates but she is not a rule follower. She does not focus on lessons at hand, she does not like to work and her desk is a mess. Friendship comes easy but it does not last.
Maybe if she was a little bit higher in class, maybe she would not have been abused, and possibly sexually abused by her father, but we do not know if he did that because she was the lowest of the low. Class is something she cannot change. She is stuck with that
When a child is forced to make decisions alone at such a young age their innocence is robbed from them and their development is lead down a path which they are not yet ready for. Her actions are a classic example of this and the path which she was lead down was paved with boy after boy.
When children fall out and say mean things to each other I always say to them well how would you feel about that if that’s what she said or did to you? I always get down to their level and use the appropriate body language and tone of voice. I ask them what they think they should do and I sanction them if
When all the kids sigh and all the teachers slightly grumble, I can pinpoint who has just walked through the door. Some days she goes by queen, other days diva, but I just call her Isabella. Isabella is a third grader that attends Seminole Heights Elementary School. She has a reputation of stealing clay and mats during art time. She has even stolen money from her so called best friend Kelci and when asked why she stole it, her rationale was “she should have been paying attention.” She doesn’t limit her actions to the students, she also disrespects the Instructors art by touching it and even painting her work with-out her permission. I am speaking about a third grader. This is a child that should know better and do better. But yet, she acts nothing like any of her peers in the class. I contend that the Permissive nature of parents ultimately influenced Isabella to lack self-control (Influences on Self Control, pg.353).
She refuses to participate in activities in which her society deem acceptable; such as going to the park to bully people, race on the streets, wreck cars, shout and beat one another. It is very ironic of what this society claims to be social because in our understanding of that society they are labeled as antisocial. Her school is not conductive to proper social behavior, where
Jazmin refuses to practice and to complete other class work (Do Now, Worksheet etc.); therefore, she is failing the class. In the past days, she has been fixing her hair or doing other beauty salon staff in class. I called her mother to talk about it, but nobody answered. She is also treating to move to a different class and says that the reason she is in mariachi is because her mother made her. Today, she wanted to argue with me because I gave a guitar pick to two students that were working diligently while she was being disrespectful to me. I did not engaged in her conversation and told her that I will be calling her mother again to fix this issue as soon as
Children tend to feed off of our emotional state. It is also important to separate the behavior from the child. Focus on the fact that no child is “bad” however, they may have had difficulty making the right choices for their behaviors. Discipline and guidance should build self-esteem rather than tearing it down. Be kind and respectful while being firm.
It is lessening the likelihood of that behavior to happen again. Even though as a punishment, Tommy is placed on a time out or sent to the principle’s office to manage his behavior, it won’t help him learn because punishment is designed to weaken a response, which is only temporarily since it’s suppressed and not forgotten. Behavior will return when punishment is no longer present. Tommy may show an increase in aggression in order to cope with his problems. Punishing him will not necessarily guide him towards a desired behavior- it will only tell him what not to
It almost feels like this falls under ethical responsibilities to the children. The teacher should ensure they are creating a safe, healthy, nurturing, and responsive setting for each child (Gartell, 2013). By the parent/director allowing the child to act out, the parent/director was not putting the needs of the other children first. I say this because, the director is teaching the other children that it is ok to act that way. In addition, if the parent/director was treating their child differently, such as favoring, the other children could potentially pick up on this as well. The parent/director should facilitate cooperative and individual activities so that each child can experience success (Gartell, 2013). By not addressing the behavior of their child, this sends mixed messages to the class. In addition, this does not allow the children the opportunity to cope with the behavior, hence allowing for a healthy class environment (Morrison, 2014) as the parent/director is utilizing
completely understand what this negative treatment is doing to her. She is just like a child
If she does not do this, her and her family will no longer be protected or respected. She ends up telling the truth and when she gets to school the next day she gets beat up by the gang. She then has to move because she is not safe.
First, I would suggest the parent file to a formal complaint about the teachers if they feel the teacher is treating Julia differently than every other student and singling her out. According to Washoe County School District (WCSD) policy, student or parent must fill out the formal student complaint based on allegations of discrimination. The WCSD board policy is specifically connected student issues and parent complaints, not every concern or a complaint is covered under the WCSD policy and procedures. Some complaint have their own policy and procedures to follow.