Students Behaviour Management

Synopsis of a Workshop

on Student’s Behaviour Management-Part 1

Recently I conducted a workshop on ‘Student’s Behaviour Management’ in an Ayurved Medical College. Following is the synopsis of this workshop:

The workshop opened with watching a video clip titled ‘I am a Teacher’. Please visit the link http://bit.ly/1weYSbi  to watch this video clip.

Following this, the participants (who are lecturers and professors in this college) to think back to their school days about:

1:  The classrooms where they felt safe, accepted, and valued.  To bring to their minds those teachers who inspired them to put in their best efforts.   Participants were further requested to write at least 3 traits or qualities about these teachers who inspired and motivated them.  

2: Participants were also requested to write three traits or qualities of those teachers or bosses who made them feel fearful unappreciated, resentful, or discouraged at any time in their career.

This was followed by a discussion on what the participants feel is the biggest threat to their career as an educatuor.Was it:

1.    Increase in class size,

2.    Incompatibility with co-teachers,

3.    Staying current with the latest  curriculam & having to “teach to the test”,

4.    Expanding duties being placed on teachers, or

5.    Problems with managing student’s behavior.

Four Stages of Teaching

After this a discussion took place on various stages of life as a teacher. It was discussed that there are essentially four stages in life of a teacher.

Stage 1:  Enthusastic,

Stage 2:  Helpless,

Stage:      Resentful,

Stage 4:    Motivator.

Stage 1:    Enthusastic New Teacher

This is when a person enters teaching profession. She/he is definitely slightly nervous but will be optimistic. With memeories of good and bad teachers still fresh in the memory, the new entrant enters with the determination to be like the teacher she/he admired and never to use traits of the teacher she/he disliked.

Stage 2:    HelplessTeacher

However, slowely and slowely the students start showing their true colors and our shiny new teacher finds it virtually impossible to control them. ’Honeymoon‘period is over and attemts to reason with students have no impact. Our ‘Enthusastic New Teacher’ now starts feeling Helpless. She/he starts feeling more and more disillusioned and disoriented.

But what is the effect of stage 2 teachers on their studenst?

This is a very serious stage when the new teacher starts to lose will to control the class and just starts to swim with the tide. However, this attitude has a very serious impact on discilipned or borderline students; as described below:

Many students, lacking self-discipline,   misbehave just because they can do so. 

Well-behaved students are placed in   a difficult situation.  They want to learn, but compliance with a teacher unable to manage the class places them at a lower status than the non-respected teacher. Being in that lowly position sets    them up for victimization by bullies (just as the teacher experiences).  Many potential “model students” misbehave in order to gain favor with bullies.

On the threshold of being   helpless teacher to resentful teacher

Stage 3:    Resentful Teacher

The hurtful teacher now starts feeling that she/ he has lost the will to control the class. Hence; instead of finding out how to control the class behavior the teacher becomes resenful towards way ward students

Mentality of Resentful Teacher:

Punish students who irritate.  When light penalties fail to change the behavior, impose stricter penalities.

But; does it work?

Here is an important behavior changing principle to keep in mind:

When good behavior is rewarded,

we get more of good behavior.

But; when bad behavior is punished,

do we get more or less of bad behavior?

The answer we all know is that we get more of bad behaviour.

Therefore; does the answer to Student’s behaviour control lie in punishing bad behaviour till they fall in line or somewhere else?

Obviously, the answer lies somewhere else.

Before discussing how we can move from stage 3 (Resentful) to Stage 4 (Motivator) a video clip of Zig Ziglar (Attitude Makes the Difference) was shown.

Please visit link http://bit.ly/1j1kg0A to watch this video clip.

This brought us to the close of Session 1 of the workshop.

What is the root cause of the poor student’s bad behavior and what needs to be done to control this behavior formed second part of the workshop.

The same will be presented in Part-2 of this blog.

Are you interested to get this and other such workshops conducted in your institute?

Please write to me at englishacademybaroda@gmail.com /sarwansingh6644@gmail.com or call me (Sarwan Singh) at 91- 88666 80407.

Please also visit the link http://slidesha.re/1vtxYuO (for educational institutes) and http://slidesha.re/YT9SPn (for industries and companies)

Sarwan Singh

(M) 91- 88666 80407

Peg Lower-A useful advice for fresh candidates looking for jobs

Peg Lower

(A useful advice for fresh candidates during interviews)

The most difficult challenge before any fresh candidate is to get the first job. Getting second or third job or subsequent changes are much easier. However, many fresh candidates even when they are offered a job reject it because they feel that salary being offered is lower as then what they expect.

This article is an advice to such candidates.

A fresh candidate must peg lower and accept a job even in a not so well known company and must start working as soon as possible after completing studies. This will improve his/her employ ability greatly and make it easier for him/her to change job for following reasons:

First thing fresh candidates must realize is the power of this single sentence on their resume: ‘Working in …………………. Company ’.

Between two equally qualified candidates who have completed their studies simultaneously, all employers prefer the candidate who is working as compared to one who is still unemployed. The reasoning being that someone has found the employed candidate job worthy while the candidate who is unemployed must have been either rejected by previous interviewers or is not serious about finding employment.

A single sentence ‘Working in …………………. Company ’ increases acceptability of the candidate many fold.

Second reason is that the longer a fresh candidate remains unemployed for whatever reason, it keeps becoming more and more difficult for such a candidate to  satisfactory explain his/her unemployment. Also, if by chance a candidate is not able to get suitable employment for one year, then his/her difficulties increase many fold. Now he/she has to compete against those candidates also who have passed after him/her.  All employers prefer candidates who have qualified most recently.

Third reason is that we work not just for money. On work we earn two things:

1.  Salary,

2. Experience of working in a corporate or industrial environment.

A fresh candidate does not have to worry much about money or sustenance as he/she is looked still after by parents. However, experience of working in a corporate or industrial environment can be acquired only on job. It is this experience of working in a corporate or industrial environment which improves the acceptability of a person in subsequent interviews. There is just no substitute for on the job experience.

Finally normally any working professional works for 40 to 45 years. Any compromise on salary during initial working can certainly be made up subsequently by judicious change of jobs.

Hence, a unemployed fresh candidate suffers from following disadvantages:

1.  His/her employability keeps reducing continuously,

2. He/she is not able to get much desired work experience of working in a corporate or industrial environment. This reduces the employability even more.

Hence the first thing a fresh candidate must do is to accept any reasonably good job even if it is pro bono. Because no employer will let any body work for free if the candidate is not fit for the job.

Sarwan Singh

How to Beat Exam Stress

Many students become tense and nervous not only during actual writing of the test paper but also during the preparation for the examination.

This article suggests how not to become nervous during exam preparation and also what a student should do if she/he becomes tense/nervous during actual writing of the test paper in the examination hall.

Symptoms of Nervousness:

Given below are the symptoms of stress/nervousness.  

·         Tightness in chest/ mouth,

·         Dry mouth,

·         Sweating palms,

·         Breathlessness,

·         Lack of energy,

How not to become nervous during exam preparation:

·         Start studying well before the exam. 

·         Focus on understanding the concepts rather than mugging. 

·         Find a "study buddy", a classmate who is an expert in the subject you find difficult.

·         Attempt full length previous tests.

·         Eat healthy food. It's easier to work on nutritious food than junk.

·         Get plenty of sleep

·         Exercise and don’t forget your recreational activities

Also

·         Believe in Yourself. You are as good as anybody else,

·         Keep reminding yourself that hard work always pays, and

·         On the day of the exam, feel happy and optimistic! 

On becoming nervous during exam:

If you get sudden attack of panic during actual writing of the paper in the examination hall, the students should try following techniques:

·         Breathe deeply & slowly,

·         Clenching & un clenching  fists also relieves tension,

·         Besides; have some water,

·         Maintain good body posture

·         Remember oxygen is food of the brain.

·         Practice Auto Suggestion/Visualization Technique

The last point is very important. Auto suggestion or visualization is the technique in which person reminds himself/herself that what ever goal he/she wants to achieve; it will definitely be achieved. This technique is practised by many successful sports persons and many other successful persons.

However, there is no substitute to thorough preparation to overcome fears;

and never forget:

The best helping hand is at the end of your own arm!

We conduct a free workshop on Shine under Stress (Strategies to Suceed in Exams) in state of Gujarat (India) and surrounding states. In case you would like to have this workshop conducted for your students as well, please write to me at for details at the contact details given in the end..

We also conduct many other workshops for educational institutes under our ‘Smart Students Program - Project Campus 2 Corporate’. Please visit the link http://slidesha.re/1q0FXBB  to know details about this project.

Sarwan Singh,

88666 80407, 97279 19756

Sarwansingh6644@gmail.com, englishacademybaroda@gmail.com

SHINE UNDER STRESS

(Strategies to Succeed in Exams)

In This Program You Will Learn: How to Prepare for Exams; How to take the Exam; & How to overcome Nervousness. Despite adequate preparation, many students feel pre-exam stress & anxiety. This is normal. Some stress will help you to stay motivated for proper preparation. But, excessive stress can seriously interfere in proper preparation. To Succeed in Examinations you don’t need much luck. Like everybody else, you also have same chance of doing equally well in examination. You need Proper Study Techniques; Perseverance; Time Management; Motivation; & Proper Revision Techniques.

How to Prepare or Exams

How to Study

1.     Make a time table for all daily activities like reading, eating, sleeping, recreation etc.

2.     Don’t study for 24 hours daily. This decreases efficiency & capacity to retain.

3.     Don’t study beyond your normal limits of concentration.

4.     Know if you are an am person or a pm person   & make your time table accordingly

5.     Start study after collecting everything you will need to study. Don’t get up in between.

6.     Devote at least two weeks to each subject.

7.     Short & regular study periods are more   productive than single long session.

8.     Eat well balanced diet & drink lot of fluids.

9.      Don’t take much tea/coffee. It causes disorientation of thought process.

10.    Don’t study same subject for long time.

11.    Don’t keep shaking. Sit erect in a comfortable chair.

How to Remember

1.     Identify your weak areas; if need be get outside help.

2.     Understanding is a vital aid to learning & remembering.

3.     Review your progress systematically

4.     Use SQ3R Technique for better learning.  SQ3R means:

                      i.        Survey (Scan through your notes & text)

                     ii.        Question (What was the topic about)

                    iii.        Read ( Try to answer your questions, make notes)

                     iv.        Recite (Answer the question without your notes)

                      v.        Review (Re-read your notes whenever you can)

& As the Day Approaches (one day/night before the Exam)

1.     Don’t study excessively day before the exam

2.     Do some relaxing & have a good night sleep

3.     Pack your material the night before.

Examination Room strategies

1.     Don’t take your notes to the Test Center.

2.     Further revision will make you more anxious.

3.     Immediately prior to the exam, don’t discuss your preparations with your friends

4.     Read question carefully & understand what answers are expected.

5.     Allot time to each question depending upon the marks

6.     Make planning notes for each question before you actually start writing answers.

7.     Use 20:70:10 formula attempt the paper

-20% time for planning

-70% time for writing

-10% time for revising

8.     Leave harder questions to the last

9.     Keep a watch on the watch

10.     Write neatly & quickly

11.     Start new question from new page.

12.     Don’t spend more than allotted time on any question even if it is incomplete.

13.     Always revise the paper.

14.      Un attempted questions get no marks; answer all the questions.

15.     Don’t panic if you forget a point.  It is will occur to you later. Answer new question.

16.     Do not spend extra time on any question trying score perfectly. 

After the exam

1.     Don’t do exam post-mortem. It will cause panic for next paper.

2.     Assume that you have done well & start thinking about next paper.

3.     Avoid negative thoughts.

4.      Leave exam site as early as possible.

5.     If time permits, spend rest of the day by doing something relaxing

How to Overcome Fear

Symptoms of Fear

1.     Tightness in chest/mouth

2.     Dry mouth

3.     Sweating palms.

4.     Breathlessness

5.     Lack of energy

6.     Absent-mindedness

If You Get Sudden Attack of Panic

1.     Breathe deeply & slowly.

2.     Clenching & un clenching fists also relieves tension.

3.     Besides; have some water.

4.      Maintain good body posture.

5.     Remember Oxygen is food of the brain

6.     Practice Auto /Suggestion/visualization Technique

7.     Believe in Yourself. You are as good as anybody else!

8.     However, there is no substitute to thorough preparation to overcome your fears