Common problems in the classroom today: 1) A few students dominate the class, decreasing the opportunities for others to participate on an equal level. What would you do? 2) The entire class stares blankly at the teacher and says nothing despite repeated attempts to elicit an active learning behaviour from them. What would you do? 3) In the lesson plan, students are required to interview each other. A man refuses to participate with a woman. What would you do? 4) Over the course of a session, students continually ask the teacher to leave early. What would you do? 5) During a discussion, a student makes suggestive comments about the teachers nationality, religion or culture. What would you do? 6) The lesson prepared is suitably challenging for most of the class but just too difficult for a number of students. What would you do? 7) One or more students come to the teacher and say they would like to be advanced to a higher level but there is some doubt if they are ready. What would you do? 8) Students complain of not having enough opportunity to speak in class. What would you do? 9) Students request homework but they never complete it or rarely do. What would you do? 10) Students ask the teachers opinion of a fellow teachers methodology. What would you do? 11) A student asks the teacher to manipulate his attendance record so the company will be unaware of the number of absences. What would you do? 12) A student performs well and meets all of the objectives of the course, but has frequent absences from class due to a work-related obligation. What would you do in each situation?
Posted on: Tue, 15 Jul 2014 11:27:27 +0000