Student Behaviors Role Modeling Skills Critical Thinking Skills Solving Word Problems

 Aggressive  Difficult  Passive  Assertive  Belligerent  Anxious/Depressed  Violent/Suicidal

 Definition of Aggressive  What is your role?  Awareness is the first Key  How do I respond to best help the student ?

 What constitute a “Difficult” Student? Disrespectful, offensive, and/or threatening speech or actions directed at: Instructor Fellow Class mates Staff Policy and Procedure What should I do?

Conceal feeling Deny their own anger Avoid arguing even when they think they are right Tend to be non-responsive

Definition of assertiveness What is your role? Awareness is the first Key How do I respond to best help the student ?

 Belligerent

 Suicidal

 Hostage  Weapons  Guns  Knives  explosives

Importance Social Skills Confidence Reliability Learning Community Engagement

Thinking Is An Active Process Thinking Is Directed Toward A Purpose Thinking Is An Organized Process Thinking Can Be Developed and Improved

Fundamentals Becoming an individual Evaluation of long arguments Recognizing errors in Thinking How to apply CT Expressing Ideas Persuasively A Master Tutor Text 2002

Fundamentals and Becoming an individual

Evaluation of long Arguments. Recognizing errors in Thinking.

How to apply CT Expressing Ideas Persuasively

Problem statement Outline solutions Step by Step Positive reinforcement

Conflict Resolution and the aggressive student

 Webster’s New Basic Dictionary, 2007, Houghton Mifflin Co.  College Reading and Learning Association Tutor Training Handbook, 2003, Lenexas (CRLA TTH).  MacDonald, 2000, The Master Tutor: A Guidebook for More Effective Tutoring  Materials adopted from Becoming a Critical Thinker, 1999, Houghton Mifflin Co Boston   Whitman, Research Currents, ERIC,ED226650/HE015917