Ignoring the Behavior

Ignoring the Behavior: Submitted by Damien

I only ignore behavior in a very select few students that I know are acting up solely for the attention. As the student talks to neighbors, gets out of his seat or calls out answers I simply continue with the activity, ignoring the attention seeking behavior. While the behavior does escalate some before it diminishes, in the end, the student is generally on task and following the rules. It helps that the class reward system is whole class and not student specific, so other students are quietly encouraging the student to get back on task as well.

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