The quote from the video that resonated with me the most was, “There is nothing fabulous to do in the heat of the moment." One of my lingering fears as a classroom teacher is that the lesson of the day might be interrupted. If a student in class does exhibit distracting behaviors or interrupts the lesson, it is almost a protective instinct for many teachers to try and immediately bring an end to the distraction so that instruction can continue. Or the other fear that more students might join in the bad behavior. It is still possible to follow the steps suggested by Dr. Greene because even though we might feel pressured to find a solution in a short amount of time, there really is not anything fabulous that would help the situation. The behavior might stop for the time being, but the underlying problem would never be solved and would resurface another day.
