Aggression at School: How to Cope with It?
We all want classrooms to be a place that encourages students to be inquisitive and studious; a place where they can develop their social and emotional skills and feel supported and safe. Yet, an alarming trend of increasing aggressive behavior at school is adversely affecting the learning environment we want to create for our children.
Students and teachers do not feel safe and do not have enough training to deal with the root causes of these incidents. And the root cause of aggressive behavior is most often trauma or stress experienced by the child. Often this suffering is not expressed in a way that is easily recognizable. Children mask their pain with aggressive behavior. What they urgently need is understanding and help. How can we find ways to effectively deal with the growing problem that will benefit all participants in the educational process?
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Be positive!
Positive attitude is much more effective in a behavior change than punishment and criticism. By using positive and preventive intervention practices, you can support all students, including those manifesting the most aggressive behavior. Have positive expectations for your students, teach social and emotional skills, provide positive, specific feedback, and encourage their achievements. In this way, you create an environment that functions as a protective factor for all students.
Always search for the root cause of aggressive behaviour!
When children lash out verbally or physically, remember that behavior is their way of expressing distress. Learning to look beyond the behavior to address the root cause is an important step toward a behavior change and promoting healthier, happier children.
Learn to recognize the ways children react to psychological trauma. Look for methods to de-escalate the conflict. Learn about the effects of trauma on children. Remember that it can make them emotionally unstable. Interpret misbehavior through different, more productive lens and help your students.
Remember: All at school need support and learning!
There is no quick fix for dealing with a problem as complex and challenging as classroom aggression. Support and training is needed for all participants in the education and upbringing of children - teachers, school staff, students, parents. The actions that can be taken in this direction are:
- Engage the parents and teachers of any student with aggressive behavior in a discussion about the history of psychological trauma and its causes.
- Examine the classroom environment and practices to eliminate or reduce the causes that stimulate aggressive behavior in students.
- Provide information and consultation to all tutors on how to recognize early signs of such behavior in all students and in specific students "at risk".
- Create a "Handbook for De-escalating Tension in the Classroom"containing strategies for actions in case of aggressive behaviour and rising tension.
- Report each incident of aggressive outburst and create a process to regularly summarize and analyze the data. These findings often show us the procedures and actions that need to be changed.
- Create a learning model in the school community - help parents how to identify early warning signs of aggression in their children and how to minimize the triggers. Help parents understand what factors contribute to aggression in children.
- Seek help from school or community mental health services BEFORE an unpleasant or irreparable incident occurs.
And do not forget:
Our common goal is to make learning and social-emotional support accessible to all students.
Source: vbox7.com
