The situation arose when a class photo was being taken. The girls who were sitting in the first row made an inappropriate gesture, they simply put their hands in their laps and showed the middle finger. Some boys in the second row showed the same gesture. About ten people in total, maybe there were more, but you couldn't tell from the photo. No one noticed it at the time, it was only discovered when the photos were to be developed.
The whole class is very clever. They are all hardworking, although they tend to be passive in class. Those studious types who don't talk much in class so they don't say something wrong and embarrass themselves. They mainly want to know what to study for the test. But there is a group of girls who have a great influence on the whole team, the others are afraid to speak out against them.
Failure to meet school obligations/unpreparedness for classes, Nonverbal disruption of lessons, Not attending to teaching/Inattention to teaching, Verbal disruption of lessons
First, the students were interviewed to see if they saw anything wrong with their behavior. I explained to them that we could not develop such a photo and that they would be punished. The students acknowledged their mistake and agreed to the punishment, even suggesting a new photo shoot. I told them that they could have their picture taken again, but they would have to solve everything themselves and I would not be in the picture with them, because I had already given them my chance. In the end, it turned out that behind everything was the group of girls who saw such a thing on TikTok. I did not find one specific culprit. Everyone who showed an inappropriate gesture in the photo received a class reprimand.
Working with the collective, Warning
In the end, the class did not agree on anything, so they were left without a photo that year. Parents were of course informed about the situation by email. I described the situation to them and explained why I solved it this way. What was interesting was that the parents of the children who did nothing took the matter with complete understanding. Some even wrote to me that they themselves punished their children, even if they did not show any gesture, because they must know that such things are not done. In contrast, the parents of the children who showed the gesture downplayed the situation - some even found it funny, and wanted a milder punishment for the children. The students were upset for the first few weeks after the photo shoot, but gradually things returned to normal. It was never a problematic class, rather it was just one situation.
9. ročník, 14 až 15 let
velmi aktivní, mnoho různých zájmů
vysokoškolské magisterské, obor chemie
Situace v 7. třídě, kde jsem učila matematiku, byla komplikovaná kvůli chování chlapce romského původu. Tento žák se snažil neustále upozornit na sebe různými způsoby: byl otočený, rušil spolužáky, nepracoval na úkolech, odmlouval, neměl pomůcky a předváděl se před tabulí. Jeho nevhodné poznámky při napomenutí byly běžné a ostatní žáci ho podporovali ve špatném chování smíchem a nesoustředěním se na výuku.
Třída se jako skupina nijak zvlášť nelišila od ostatních. Většina žáků byla průměrná, ale stojí za zmínku sestra problémového chlapce, která byla jeho pravým opakem: bystrá, pracovitá, spolehlivá a rozumná. Její reakce na chování bratra občas vyvolaly reakce mezi ostatními žáky.
Řešení problematického chování jsem se snažila najít různými metodami. Od napomínání, přes zvyšování hlasu, až po zadávání domácích úkolů, které chlapec neplnil. Vyvolávání k tabuli také nebylo úspěšné, protože se chlapec předváděl a dělal hloupé poznámky. Obavy z obvinění z rasismu nebo šikany mě přivedly k zoufalství. Nakonec jsem zkusila problém řešit pomocí kolektivu ve třídě a zavedla jsem pravidlo 'Tří prstů', které jsem obhájila heslem 'Jeden za všechny, všichni za jednoho'.
Pravidlo 'Tří prstů' se uchytilo a chlapec postupně přestal vyrušovat. Třída ho začala kolektivně napomínat, aby se vyhnula neplánovanému testu. Chlapec se uklidnil, začal se snažit u tabule a úkoly sice dál neplnil, ale již nevyrušoval. Moje autorita byla obnovena a na hodiny s touto třídou jsem se opět těšila.