Situation Mike

You are busily circulating the room helping individual students who are working on their arithmetic assignments. You ignore the sounds of students talking and laughing behind you. Then Mike knocks several books to the floor, gets out of his chair, and saunters, asking you for permission to go to the bathroom. When you deny his request, he sighs loudly and takes the long route back to his desk. As he swerves between the rows of desks, he kicks several students’ feet, knocks the books off another student’s desk, and tweaks the ear of the boy sitting in front of him. Finally, he sits down and dramatically gets out his worksheet – only to break his pencil before completing the first problem. He then sits back, flipping his broken pencil in the air. when you ask him what he’s doing, he replies, “Nothing.” The other students in the class now have stopped working and are alternately staring at you and Mike. You permit him to sharpen his pencil.

The giggles grow louder as Mike sharpens his pencil down to a stub. He then opens the pencil shavings compartment to spill them on the floor. He apologizes insincerely as he bends down to clean up the mess, nonchalantly stepping on a classmate’s foot. He purposely bumps his hand on another student’s desk as he begins to stand. The entire class is now laughing.

Although Mike’s antics are not severe, your class routine has been disrupted, and you are angry and frustrated. This scenario, and many like it, occurs daily in the lives of teachers. How would you handle the situation now that you have been introduced to Behavior Management? Identify specific theories and techniques you will use to address this issue. Complete this task by submitting a 4-5 page paper using APA format.

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