In Elementary Case 16, Do you think Ms. Sanchez is "with-it"? What strategies would you offer for optimizing her "with-it-ness"?

128 Case 16 Why isn't anyone else who was drawing getting in trouble? And yester. Managing Defiant Students 129 you caught an entire group of students doodling during science, and" didn't give them a consequence! You like them and not me!" s Sanchez replies sternly. "You have one chance to sit down, be quiet and get back to work or I am sending you to the principal's office your give those out throughout the day, as she intended to do when she started the Jazmin sits down but is angry and says under her breath, "Funny 13 you system. Oh well! I guess I'll just give extra Good Behavior Cash right now to out isn't the next color we move our dumb peg to next on the idiotic behavi the students that are helping and to the ones that have been patiently waiting char red? Unless I can't see straight that is parent contact, not principal in line to make up for it! As always, the students earning the Good Behavior Cash are excited and toyou even know your own stupid system or maybe you can't read?" The students around Jazmin giggle, and a few nod their heads indicating that the the ones that didn't earn the cash are upset. The class is finally moving to the agree; Jazmin's misbehavior, however, goes unnoticed because it is the ery dismissal area, and as Ms. Sanchez walks by Tyrese, he asks her grumpily, of the day and the class is ready to line up for dismissal. "How come I didn't get any Good Behavior Cash?" Alecia, who is a few students behind him, adds. "Yeah, me too!" Ms. Sanchez quickly answers As usual, her students are not orderly when it comes to transitions and are presently going in all different directions gathering their belongings in distractedly as she signals for two students in the back to stop fooling around, "Because neither one of you is being quiet in line nor did you help pick up a disorganized fashion. Ms. Sanchez thinks, like always, we'll be one of the last classes to arrive at the dismissal area. Classes are walking by the oper the projects." Alecia crosses her arms across her chest and replies whining, "But . .. door of Ms. Sanchez's classroom and she hollers, "Let's get moving kids. but . . . you never see us when we are doing anything good, Ms. Sanchez! we're behind schedule!" Finally, it seems most of the class has gathered their When we are doing good things you don't give out the Good Behavior Cash! belongings and are in line when Ms. Sanchez sees that there are students' projects all over the floor by the door. We're never gonna get enough to buy any good rewards!" Tyrese and a few other students shout out in agreement. Ms. Sanchez ignores the complaints "Oh no! Did someone knock into the table by the door, where we always and instead announces to the class that since the majority of the class has not put our projects? The projects for Parent's Week are all over the floor!" Ms. been quiet or well-behaved walking in line, tomorrow instead of free choice Sanchez exclaims rushing to salvage the work before it is trampled. She hears time, the class is going to practice walking in line properly. The groans of her many students lament and some get out of line to quickly help pick them up. students only increase upon hearing the news. "Who did this? Who was so careless?" Ms. Sanchez asks urgently to no one The following day, Ms. Sanchez's students are turning in homework and in particular. No one comes forward until other students who witnessed what happened tell on the students responsible. lining up for music. Ms. Sanchez hopes that they can get out to music on time today, because the music teacher told her last week that her students were Ms. Sanchez reprimands them for their carelessness, their lack of sincerity behind in being prepared for the Spring concert due to their always being late at admitting their wrongdoing, and their unwillingness to make the situation getting to her. better by picking up the projects. She assigns them to help clean up the mess, Ms. Sanchez reminds them of the class incentive for a reward. "Remember as well as complete an Apology Report for homework. everyone, you all want to earn compliments from other adults at the school for good behavior while walking in line. Remember the class will get two Complaints are heard throughout; however, Erica approaches Ms. Sanchez tickets if the compliment is coming from another teacher or staff member, and says shyly, "I'm sorry Ms. Sanchez, I think I might have hit a few of them three tickets if it is a parent volunteer or school administrator-like guid- with my backpack; but, um, well I don't need to complete an Apology Report ance counselor, and five tickets if we can get one from the principal! And right? I was on green on the behavior chart. So this would move my peg to remember if you all get an excellent in behavior in art, or PE, or . . . ahem, yellow, which is think about your behavior not to orange where I would have ahem music, which we're going to right now, that will earn you seven tickets a consequence." Ms. Sanchez replies strictly, "No, everyone that was respon toward the class goal you chose of a movie and popcorn party!" sible completes an Apology Report! So I expect yours tomorrow!" Several students show their excitement; however, a few of the well- Ms. Sanchez sees that many of the students helping to clean up were not behaved students express their doubts to Ms. Sanchez as she walks by. "Do the ones responsible for the mess, and she decides this is a perfect opportu you really think we can get everyone to behave in line?" asks Clara. "Yeah nity to give out Good Behavior Cash to reward their thoughtful actions. She Ms. Sanchez, do you think so? And in music and art too?" asks Srin. Ms. Sanchez is about to respond when Marina says, "I don't know. . . . We still realizes as she gives out the Good Behavior Cash that she had forgotten to have a lot of tickets to go to get to the goal. So many other classes have got- ten to their class goals a few times already." Ms. Sanchez is about to impart