Assign a classroom job

Why should I do it:

Helps teachers with time and class management
Teaches students responsibility
Helps students to build self-confidence and purpose
Creates student buy-in
Creates a sense of ownership in students
Builds class cohesiveness
Helps kids with behavior problems and attention seeking behaviors receive positive feedback and attention
Helps students with poor behaviors redirect their energies toward positive behaviors
Helps kids with ADHD and who are hyper or overactive do a physical task and move around
 

When should I do it:

When a student is easily distracted and is frequently losing focus
With students who are hyper
With students that seem withdrawn or isolated
With students that have poor self-concept, self-confidence, and/or self-esteem
When there is a lot of conflict or disunity in the class
With students that have trouble with academics
With students who act out or exhibit behavior problems
With students that seek negative attention
 

How do I do it:

Speak with the student(s) you want to assign jobs to and emphasize how important the job is and their participation
Use jobs as an opportunity to give a lot of positive praise and attention
Give the student choices, presenting them with several jobs to choose from
You may consider setting up a system where all students in class receive jobs in order to build class cohesiveness, unity, pride, and rapport
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