If their misbehavior is simply not paying attention and not doing any work, then many teachers, myself included, will, eventually, quit going the extra mile for them and let them dig their own hole. It usually takes me about three months to get to that point with a student. That’s also how long our report card periods are. If a student quits trying in my class, I’ll do my best to get them back on board before their report card comes out. But if the report card goes home and shows that they’re failing, and they or their parents still don’t seem to care, then I adjust my level of concern to match theirs.
This usually happens to about four students per year. Some of them never cared before I was their teacher, and continue not caring afterwards. Others change mid-year. That change is usually puberty-related and you just have to let them grow out of it. But, for most students who misbehave, the problem isn’t the slacking off and its impact on their grades… the problem is the distraction their behaviors cause to their classmates. You can’t just “let a student dig their own hole” is, while digging it, they distract their classmates and pull them into the hole too.
I am fortunate that I teach at a private school where the bar for “misbehavior” is much lower than at public schools, and I have a lot more leeway than my public school counterparts in dealing with misbehaviors. That is, I’m allowed to kick a student out of class for a period without any paperwork. That’s usually the second step I take if a student is being disruptive. Step one is a warning. Step two is to tell them to leave the room.
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