Reasons Why Students Misbehave in Class

When I was a student, I had witnessed how my classmates behaved in class. Some were talkative, others were very quiet and attentive and there were others who were showy and overconfident. In my personal experience as a student, I am easily tempted to talk and I enjoyed doing it while the discussion is going on specially if we can not hear the teacher's voice clearly. It's hard to remain quiet and attentive when you don't understand what is going on. The common reaction of teachers in this situation is to call the talkative and answer the questions asked from the discussion. You could just imagine how embarrassing it is when the students do not know what to say or don't even know what is going on when their names are called. What do you think are the common factors of students' misbehavior in class? Here are common reasons why students mis behave in class.. Let's look at these some points.

Teacher's voice couldn't be heard clearly. When the teacher's voice is too soft and students could barely hear what is going on, they won't pay attention. They will make noise. The naughty boys will create funny things and this will bother those who are interested to learn. Students will start to talk especially those who are sitting at the back part of the classroom when the teacher's voice is too low in volume. It will frustrate the students when they could not hear the instructions clearly the very reason of their misbehavior.

Teacher is not well prepared of the lesson. Some teachers lack preparation when they enter the classroom. They will just let their students read silently the topic in the book, no further discussion and let them answer the questions themselves at the end of the topic. Some teachers let their students copy things on the board just to let them stay in place while they are busy doing other things on their tables. They have nothing to share because they lack preparation. Teachers' lack of preparation can cause kids' behavior problems in the class . There are students who are smart. When they observed that their teacher is not prepared, they became less attentive. They felt bored and restless when the class is not interesting. They will roam around, do funny things, talk, laugh, throwing things just to ease their boredom. Lesson planning is the most crucial part in teaching and this should be given top priority by teachers before anything else. Teachers who have less time to plan their lesson and make it interesting are contributing factors to students' misbehavior.

Kids of broken family or troubled family background. These type of kids are often trouble makers in class.They come to school with emotional problems and they have hard time adjusting other children. They are sensitive and irritable. They easily get into fight in just little things. They need love and attention but other children could not understand them. Their emotional outlet is the classroom thus behavior problems occur.

Parent factor. Some parents are too strict and their word is always the rule. Their kids are pressured at home and they feel free when they are out of the house. The classroom is the displaying ground of their suppress emotions and the result is behavior problem. On the other hand, busy parents become lenient. Since they were too tired from work, they have no time to check what is going on with their kids. They presumed that everything is just fine with them. They tolerate unpleasant behavior, no consequences given when they commit mistakes and no discipline imposed. This will spoil their kids and made them think that everything they do is acceptable in whatever place they would be, even in the classroom. Parents are the contributing factors of their kids' behavior in school. It will reflect on how they treat them at home.

Slow learners not given attention. When the slow learners are not given attention, they will be disappointed and instead of cooperating, they will make trouble in class. They will misbehave because of their frustrations. Lesson is not interesting when they feel that they are far behind from other classmates. When they have a hard time understanding the lesson and they are not given consideration, they will display unpleasant behavior.

Too much TV viewing and video games. When kids were involved in too much TV viewing and video games, they lost interest in school activities. They are not attentive in class, they make noise, most of the time they were talking to classmates about what they saw in TV and what interesting games they played even when the discussion is going on. They are less cooperative in class activities, not doing what is suppose to be done and often day dream in class.

Inconsistency. When the teacher is inconsistent in her instructions and requirements, students get frustrated and irritated. They lost interest and respect from their teacher and this result to misbehaving. They just wanted to show that they are disappointed.

Most teachers can not understand the students' behavior unless they will strive to know each individual student by heart.