GSU Blogger - Dr. S. Kahrs
Monday, October 19, 2015
Dealing with Students Who Refuse to Go to Guided Study/Advisement
I had a moment today where my frustrations got the best of me. I have a teacher who continually sends me emails of when my students do not attend her Guided Study, which is a time for students to study, catch up on course work for their classes, etc. This is done in conjunction with their lunch period. I have two students in particular who are extremely defiant and refuse to follow my directions. I have called both sets of parents, had parent conferences with them and their child, given Restricted Lunch for a week where neither student attends, assigned ISS for not serving Restricted Lunch as well as not attending Guided Study, have offered incentives just to go to Guided Study and nothing is working. I didn't want to assign them OSS because they need to be in school. However today, they got the best of me and I assigned them OSS because they blatantly told me they will not go. They do not view this as an actual class so they refuse to go. My next step will be to find them every period during their GS in the lunch room and escort them to class. I will continue to monitor their attendance and put them on a Behavior Contract and a Rule 12 if they continue. I am just at a breaking point because I have never had students refuse to do something I ask of them in regards to being completely defiant. I even have built a relationship with them since I see them quite often for this repeated behavior. Any suggestions of other roads of interventions I can take to get these students to attend class? I physically cannot escort them to class everyday. I am at a loss.
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Ashley, you are not in the boat alone! I, too, feel your frustrations as I am dealing with some of the same. And I'm sure many of our colleagues feel the same. I have 4 students that will not attend an intervention program we have, they just refuse to go. Consequences will not work. So I made a deal with them 2 weeks ago. The intervention they are supposed to attend is 4 days a week. I met with each individually and told them that if they would attend 3 days a week, I would allow them to miss the 4th day. I even let each student choose the 3 days. So far (and keeping my fingers crossed) they have attended those 3 days. A couple of my teachers do not like this at all. However, my explanation is, if I can get them there 3 days as opposed to none, that is a 75% attendance rate. 75% in a grade book is a passing grade. They still may not agree with it but I am trying anything at this point to get the students attend.
ReplyDeleteAshley, you are not in the boat alone! I, too, feel your frustrations as I am dealing with some of the same. And I'm sure many of our colleagues feel the same. I have 4 students that will not attend an intervention program we have, they just refuse to go. Consequences will not work. So I made a deal with them 2 weeks ago. The intervention they are supposed to attend is 4 days a week. I met with each individually and told them that if they would attend 3 days a week, I would allow them to miss the 4th day. I even let each student choose the 3 days. So far (and keeping my fingers crossed) they have attended those 3 days. A couple of my teachers do not like this at all. However, my explanation is, if I can get them there 3 days as opposed to none, that is a 75% attendance rate. 75% in a grade book is a passing grade. They still may not agree with it but I am trying anything at this point to get the students attend.
ReplyDeleteIt seems like you are in a difficult position. I understand your frustration and I know you want the best for the students. However, the actions that you are taking I believe is necessary. You should continue to seek varying strategies and document your efforts.
ReplyDeleteAshley, have you establish within your relationship, something that they love about school. Sometimes, I find that within the push and pull relationship I develop with certain students are activities that they would like to participate in. I use them as leverage and negotiate just like Paula
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