Discipline Checklist: Refusals When students refuse to attempt
an assignment, successful teachers usually begin by offering
several forms of assistance, continue by offering various forms
of reinforcement, and, if necessary, end up reviewing
expectations and consequences If the student refuses to accept
any consequences, you should consider the situation extremely
serious. Contact the parents and or principal for their support
in dealing with the child's defiance. Consider using some of the
strategies from the following range of suggestions: Start by
offering to help the student. Try these options: - Sit with the
student, show a caring attitude, and do a few problems together.
- Remind the student of a previous similar assignment that he or
she completed successfully. - Talk with the student about the
assignment to help him or her find some motivation or
inspiration. - Ask if the student understands the assignment. -
Suggest that the student skip the first problem and pick another
for getting started. Look fo