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Message: <blockquote data-quote="nedjer" data-source="post: 5301263" data-attributes="member: 83796">Whoa dude <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> They're not the enemy, they're your students. Fair enough to call in the cavalry now and again, but going all Clint Eastwood on them is a tough road to follow for years to come. The most difficult kids are used to home lives where things spiral into direct confrontation and stand-offs based on mutual resentment. They'll try to lead you down that path, because its what they're used to to, not what they want.It's possible to 'turn' most by refusing to be sucked in. Ask them (only one at a time) if they feel their behaviour is appropriate to their age, ask them if they think it's OK to disrupt other students who want to work, ask them if they realise how tough it's going to be to get jobs and a good quality of life without qualifications, explain that it's your job to ensure that other students get a chance to learn. And make the material differentiated, so they can take part - chances are difficult kids have a social, emotional or cognitive skills gap that needs to be bridged. If most of the class is going 'over their heads' on one or all of these levels they're BORED <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f631.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":eek:" title="Eek!    :eek:"  data-smilie="9"data-shortname=":eek:" /></blockquote>

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