Perhaps we should spend more time simply reflecting on our own "school-going" past as a method for understanding the goings-on of our students. Let's think back on the worst behavior we ever exhibited in middle or high school. What motivated us? Did we just wake up that morning and decide to be disruptive? Do our students do that? At what point do they put the knife in their pocket, the drugs in their sock, the alcohol in their backpack?
It is well worth speculating and investigating—it gets us to the "why" of behaviors we wish would never occur. Knowing the "why" always gets us to a place where we can begin thinking prevention, if we're lucky, and intervention for certain.
So, you did what as a student? As for me, I just talked too much—way too much, repeatedly thrown out of the school library too much. What motivated me? I honestly thought I had something worth saying. Nothing has changed, now I blog.
Stef
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i never really acted out in school, the one or two times i acted out where when teachers kept bugging me. in one instance a new teacher walked around the class and asked them to say something about themselves that was intresting. i told her i had nothing intresting and she wouldnt let up, so i told her i would prefer not to answer the question, she still wouldnt let up,so i yelled at her and told her to leave me alone. i have calmed down A LOT since then, but i still think she was rude for not respecting my wishes
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