Author Question: One of the girls in Mr. Kent's class is shy and has difficulty making friends. Her social skills are ... (Read 277 times)

meagbuch · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

One of the girls in Mr. Kent's class is shy and has difficulty making friends. Her social skills are immature and awkward. She usually walks to class alone, holds her head down, avoids contact with other students, and tries not to speak up in class. Based on the categories of children's popularity, this girl's behavior fits which category?

a. Neglected
b. Rejected aggressive
c. Rejected withdrawn
d. Controversial

Question 2

A student has engaged in some mildly disruptive but not dangerous behavior, and you have gone through the problem solving process with him. Unfortunately, his initial behavior change plan does not work. At this point, you should should

a. assume that he isn't sufficiently mature to carry out a plan and punish him after explaining why you must resort to that action.
b. give the student a choice of consequences relating to the initial misbehavior.
c. ask the student why he or she thinks the plan didn't work, and help develop an alternate plan.
d. involve the guidance counselor or a school administrator in addressing the behavior problem.