While I was visiting the 3rd grade class I volunteer for, the resource teacher came in and asked if I would do a specific assignment for her. She needed me to watch a boy in class and observe his behavior. He is known for being more off task than the other children and his mom wanted some data on his performance. This boy's appearance is also somewhat messy and usually has stained blood around his nose from an unattended nose bleed. So for 20 minutes on each minute intervals I would mark the boy as either physically, verbally, off task, passive, or on task. Most of the time I marked him as physically off task and passive. He couldn't seem to sit down and stay still. He was always moving around and/or responding to his classmates in obnoxious ways. After he becomes bored (which is often) it seems he tries to cure his own boredom by random physical motions with his body.
After observing him I was able to interact with this boy and make some observations of my own. I helped him with his literature assignment and let him read aloud to me. While he read to me I decided to give him attention by complimenting him on what a good reader he is. After he finished reading to me he immediately told me that he loved me. I had no idea what to say in return, but he continued to say that he wished I could be a regular substitute or assistant teacher. It made me wonder if this boy is not getting all the help he needs. He is very physically rowdy and often annoying, and I wouldn't know where to start to help him, but I wonder if this is his way of lashing out because he's not getting the attention he needs.
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