I have chosen to create a post on passive aggressive behavior because students manifest this type of behavior so consistently. The following is a brief list of passive aggressive behaviors so commonly manifest in our current student population.
"Hall pass abuse - Sleeping - Swearing - Texting - Late Work - Strange Noises - Coming to class unprepared - Habitual Absences - Lack of personal accountability - Put Downs - Drug Abuse - Disrespect - Keeping off Task - Excessive Chatter - Complaining - Being Messy - Not Participating - Rudeness - Noises - Out of Seat - Taking others' Property - Sneaky - Play Fighting - Teasing - Calling "Teacher" instead of using name - Name Calling - Throwing Objects - Talking Out of Turn - Whining - Drama - Kids who say "I Can't" - Kids who won't listen - Side Talking - No Responsibility for Actions - Calling Out - Clicking Pens - Playing in Desk/Pencil Box - Tapping Feet - Humming - Whistling - Arguing - Complaining - Doing work too fast - Bullying - Writing and Passing Notes - Defiance - Lying - Cheating - Meanness - Leaning back in chair - Noise making - Tardies - Students doing nothing all the time - Getting up and going over to friends to chat - Cell Phones - Class Clown - Asking, "Do We Have To?" - Hand Signals - Passing Notes - Reading Book During Lecture Time - Late - Slamming Books - Violation of Dress Code - Popping Gum - Mumbling - Writing on the Desk - Forging Notes - Drama to get Hall Pass - Blurting Out - Ipods - Sitting Doing Nothing - Disrespect of other Students - Calling out, "Teacher, teacher" - Not Listening - Dirty Looks - Silent treatment - Eye Rolling - Tipping Chairs Back - Making Fun of Others - Feet on Desk - Excusses - Pouting - Whining"
Hopefully this list can help us identify many of the annoying/distracting behaviors teachers must deal with in the classroom. If you want to list any more please comment. The big problem with many of these behaviors is that they can seriously frustrate the learning environment of the classroom, and many times these behaviors foster similar behaviors. One leads to another, and this is no exception for the unprepared teacher. In the next post we will talk about how we can effectively respond to these behaviors.
This list came from a document I was given in a Professional Development meeting. The document was called Techniques for tough times. It is references below.
References
Vandenakker, L., & Threet, G. (2009). Techniques for tough times
That is quite the list! I do have students who fit that profile. The interesting thing about this behavior is students who are passive agressive exhibit more than one trait. I have a student, who at one time or another, has almost done everything in that list. I am, as well as other teachers, yet to find a solution. You suggested adding to that already-comprehensive list. I looked up passive agressive and found a few more traits. They are sometimes obstructionist. Their behavior is "marked by a pervasive pattern of negative attitudes and passive, usually disavowed resistance in interpersonal or occupational situations." That kind of behavior "can manifest itself as learned helplessness, procrastination, stubbornness, resentment, sullenness, or deliberate/repeated failure to accomplish requested tasks for which one is (often explicitly) responsible." (The Mayoclinic and nih.gov) They make excuses for non-performance, and they play the role of victimization. They blame others for their behavior. Wow. This one student needs to be counseled. It is going to be a very long year!
ReplyDeleteI had to laugh with all the references to strange noises. There have been a few times in class when there is a strange noise and students are trying to get attention. Or when I was teaching 6th grade when we were a middle school I had a few students every year who would hum very quietly under their breath and so you couldn't figure out who was doing it and when you did figure it out they had no idea they were even doing it. Sometimes it was frustrating and other times it was just funny! I have wondered how much of this is trying to get attention or get out of the work and how much of this is just normal behavior for kids trying to learn what is appropriate and what is not.
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