High School Boys Guidance Book

Reid Fennell, Blair Boler, Torrie Dale, Brent Floyd, Nigel Turner, Alexander

Grey, Josh Clark

Purpose

• Inform students on the specific behaviors seen in high-school boys in the school system– Attention Seeking – Revenge Seeking– Power Seeking– Avoidance of Failure

• Discuss interventions and helpful hints to resolve issues with misbehaving high-school boys

Specific Behaviors

• Attention-Seeking Behavior

• Revenge-Seeking Behavior

• Power-Seeking Behavior

• Avoidance-of-Failure Behavior

Attention-Seeking

• Seen by high school boys who misbehave to receive attention from teachers and classmates

• Attention seeking mechanisms:– Being late to class constantly– “that’s what she said”

• Passive Attention-Seeking Behavior

Attention-Seeking

• Typical behaviors seen in high school boys:– talking during class– coming late to class– Joking and heckling– acting like the teacher is inferior– challenging the teacher– “class clown”– starting fights with classmates

Attention-Seeking

• Reasons high school boys show Attention-Seeking Behavior:– Lacking a male role model in their life– No father figure– Seeking attention from girls in their class– Peer pressure to fit in• Trying to create an image for themselves

Intervention: Attention-Seeking

• What is an intervention?• Why are interventions important?• May display this behavior because of:– Father Issues, Attention-Seeking from Girls & Peers– Specific Interventions:

• Father Issues– Present them with other strong role models– Counseling– Get parents involved

Intervention: Attention-Seeking

– Specific Interventions:• Attention-Seeking from girls

– Make them aware of the consequences of their actions– Educate them before the situation arises– Make their resources known

• Attention-Seeking from peers– Help them to find a group they fit into that has their same

values and beliefs (church group, athletic group)– Try to help them figure out the source of the problem (inner

issues)

Revenge-Seeking

• Characterized by students who are sullen, withdrawn, remote and refuse to communicate with the teacher

• High school boys often direct their revenge towards their teachers even if the teacher is not who they are mad at.– Also directed towards their parents,

administrators, other authority figures or their peers

Revenge-Seeking

• Three Types of Active Revenge-Seeking Behaviors:– Direct Physical Attacks– Indirect Physical Attacks– Psychological Attacks

Intervention: Revenge-Seeking

• Setting up the intervention for this behavior• Techniques of dealing with this behavior• Wrapping up the intervention– Refuse to communicate– Direct physical attacks– Threatening the teacher – Stealing – Tagging walls with gang signs– psychological attacks

Power-Seeking Behavior

• At an early age, children are observant of the social hierarchy of individuals.

• In order to be heard and seen, students begin adapting a dominant behavior.– Active Power-Seeking– Passive Power-Seeking

Power-Seeking Behavior

• High-school boys are undergoing puberty and desire to be in charge.– “Peacock Behavior”– Active Power-Seeking Behavior

• Typical Behaviors:– Not Wearing ID’s– Often Disregard to rules and obligations– Constant Tardiness

Power-Seeking Behavior

• Passive Power-Seeking Behavior– Sneaky and observant

• H.S. Juniors and Seniors adapt independence before graduation.– Vocal and Argumentative

• Potential for Leadership Qualities, Assertiveness, Independent Thinking

Intervention: Power-Seeking

• May display this behavior because of: −Peacock Behavior, Not Wearing ID’s, Constant

Tardiness, Disregard to Rules and Obligations

−Specific Interventions:• Peacock Behavior

−Establishing respect

• Not Wearing ID’s−Let them know why they should wear Id’s (safety reasons)−Punishment (write-ups)

Intervention: Power Seeking

– Specific Interventions:• Constant Tardiness

−Talk to parent−Talk with student specifically to find out reason for

tardiness; solve accordingly• Disregard to Rules and Obligations

−Establish respect−Explain why rules exist−Try to get their opinion on why they think those specific

rules are in place and how could they establish “better” rules

Avoidance-of-Failure

• H.S Boys don’t apply themselves to their full potential– Transparent to teachers– No involvement in the classroom

• Active Behavior– Explosion– Emotional Outburst

Avoidance of Failure

• More passive than active in high-school boys– Procrastination– Incompletion of work– Avoiding class

• “I’m a failure, why should even try?”• Prevalent in all grade-levels, but it must be

addressed early before entering college.

Intervention: Avoidance-of-Failure

• Techniques of dealing with this behavior• Neimah project• Avoidance of failure behaviors :• Emotional outburts• Not involved in the classroom• Procrastination• Incomplete work • Skipping class

Helpful Hints

• Bullying• Acting out and Back-Talking in Class• Avoidance of Attention from Peers and Teachers• Being Negligent with Assignments• Constant Tardiness• Aggressive Personality within the Classroom• Disregard of School Policies and Rules

Helpful Hints

• Respect and Listen to students• Set the tone of the meeting• Be empathetic to the situation while being

realistic• Make learning tangible• Ensure students that they are capable• Continue to be actively Involved

ANY QUESTIONS???