As A Teacher, How to Apply Behavior Intervention in Classroom

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                Problem! It is one word that can be avoided in life. There are many problems in this world no matter what our job is, including teacher. Being a teacher means I have to enter a classroom and meet diverse learners. This heterogeneous environment totally leads to some problem. The problem that might arise in this case is problem behavior.

                What I understand, problem behavior is when the students are not able to follow the deal in the classroom, so that it unacceptable and it leads to an inconvenience environment. For instance, naming, blaming, chatting during the teacher talks, fighting, and lateness are small part of problem behavior in classroom.

                If I am in this condition, what will I do then?

                Well, firstly I have to understand the characteristic of the students, and it will lead to the acceptance of the environment. Then, when I find the inconvenience environment caused by this problem behavior, I will train the ‘source’ of this. For example, a student (X) bullies another student (Y). I will talk to student X and ask why he does so, and I will educate him that what he does is inappropriate. Through, this I expect the bullying will not happen anymore.

                Another thing what I can do to avoid this problem behavior is by well classroom management. In the beginning of the semester, the students and I should make an agreement about anything in the classroom. Through this, students are expected to have a feel of belonging to the classroom.

                If in fact I can’t handle this, I should work together with other teachers or even the parents to solve this. That’s my responsibility as a teacher.