(A word of caution: We will need to decide which of these behaviors is not just disruptive to you personally—a “miscall "—but truly disruptive to your teaching and the learning of the rest of the class—“real discipline problems. "Notice, it will be important to realize in advance that to handle all disruptions appropriately, we will have to make

5. “The Learning Disabled "

4. “The Immature "

3. “The Game Players "

1. “The Mountain Climbers "

2. “The Well-to-Do "

Student Categories

The kinds of disruptive behavior in college classes are sometimes similar to those found in high schools. But, more often, these college disruptive behaviors are more sophisticated, more manipulative, and often involve more clever "alibis." They are often behaviors that attempt to get through, or get by, "the cracks" in the teacher's methods,

C. WHY IS THIS HAPPENING?