Youki Terada has published a classroom management article on Edutopia.
Terada says, “When Steve Jobs was in third grade, he was such a troublemaker that he got expelled from school. He was constantly playing pranks on his peers—even his own teachers—and attempts to correct his misbehavior would backfire, leading to defiance and even more misbehavior.
“I was pretty bored in school,” says Jobs. “And I turned into a little terror.”
Jobs’s response suggests that it’s a mistake to think that bad behavior always comes from a desire to break the rules—or that punitive measures will effectively address the underlying reasons that students act out. For some students, abuse or neglect at home can lead to higher levels of aggression at school. About 1 in 16 children suffer from oppositional defiant disorder or another conduct disorder. And like Jobs, students may be restless in class, so they act out, play pranks, or distract other students”.
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