ROLE PLAY ACTIVITY – PEDRIN (PEDRO)

After reading about Pedrin’s situation I believe that we can find a great variety of ways in order to help him.




In my opinion, the first step (and the most important one) if we want to help him is to know why he behaves in this way. For example, some children who are very bright need to be given differentiated activities to be stimulated, so we should know if Pedrin is one of these pupils or not.



This problem affects many members of the educational community, so there should be a lot of cooperation between them to change Pedrin’s attitude. In my opinion, a good teacher should be focused on every student, that is why to suspend him is not an option for me. According to my own experience, suspensions are not effective because during these days the child is missing classes. For instance, when he returns to class he doesn’t understand anything, so he can be frustrated and behave badly again.



I believe that we should look for a way to motivate him. If he refuses counseling, we should think about other methods and techniques that can help him. He wants to graduate, so we can use this information to create our solution. For example, one solution could be to use positive reinforcement - both at home and in school – when he is working well. This can be a very effective technique of turning his behavior because he is going to feel that his job is valued, so his self-esteem is going to be improved. It would also be a good idea to meet with their parents to talk about how Pedrin is going to work, because both teachers and parents should work together to “fix” the situation.



To sum up, there are a lot of different ways to solve these problems, but it is necessary for cooperation between teachers, principal, parents and the child. Finally, the main objective should be the welfare of the children, not the one of the teachers.