Collins is a sixth-grade English teacher that has become frustrated with Tifton, a student that frequently disrupts her lessons with inappropriate comments. One day, after redirecting him non-verbally three times within a fifteen minute period, she observes that he is continuing to talk to any neighbor who will listen. After he makes a farting noise, she begins to address him by raising her voice and admonishing him for interrupting her lesson "yet again." Tifton stood up, told Mrs. Collins that nobody was going to talk to him in that manner and left the room saying that he was going to go talk to the principal. Which of the following is most likely Tifton's motivation for his reaction to her frustrated redirection?

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Tifton's reaction to Mrs. Collins' frustrated redirection of his behavior was most likely motivated by a need to "save face" in front of his peers. Her seemingly personal and obviously angry reaction to his misbehavior likely impacted his dignity and sense of prestige within the classroom negatively. Various family cultures support this behavior and a teacher should make all efforts to handle behavioral issues in ways that respect the personal status which students have built with their peers to the maximum extent possible.

Collins Is a Sixth-Grade English Teacher That Has Become Frustrated