Plan A or Plan B

Plan A and Plan B are complete opposite approaches when handling challenging behaviors. Plan A causes challenging behaviors in challenging kids because in Plan A, the teacher is imposing their own will upong the student. This will escalate behavior and does not result in meeting the desired expectations/outcomes. I have used Plan A on challenging behaviors in the past. An example would be where I asked a student to stop interrupting class. The student refused & became aggrevated that they were asked to stop. It escalated between us and the student eventually stopped. This was short lived because the student created additional behaviors and was not meeting expecatations. 

Plan B is a collaborative approach to problem solving. This approach takes longer but it is successful because the behavior is diminished and expecations are met. There is not a power struggle with Plan B. I have used Plan B on many occassions. A student was not meeting homework expectations, getting frustrated, then acting out in class. I spoke with the student and they said that they have a lot of responsibilties after school and are too tired to complete work most nights. We agreed that completing homework was important so we agreed on a sliding homework scale. This gave the student choice, increased their confidence, and eventually over a few weeks behaviors & grades imoroved.