Assignment:
A new student has arrived in your classroom. Although it's only the student's first day in your room, you get the feeling that he "is going to be a handful." He seems disinterested in what you have to say, and has already disrupted surrounding students by visiting.
QUESTIONS:
1. What aspects of Assertive Discipline could you utilize to assist with promoting a feeling of trust with this students?
2. Do you think it would benefit the student if you spent some one-on-one time with him?
3. What types of questions would you ask, what type of information might you share?
4. What might be a strategy you could use to increase the trust and, therefore, support between this student's family and yourself? Summarize your ideas in a short narrative.