Teacher behaviors that backfire include:
- Raising my voice
- Yelling
- Saying “I’m the boss here”
- Insisting on having the last word
- Using tense body language, such as rigid posture or clenched hands
- Using degrading, insulting, humiliating, or embarrassing put-downs
- Using sarcasm
- Attacking the student’s character
- Acting superior
- Using physical force
- Drawing unrelated persons into the conflict
- Having a double standard — making students do what I say, not what I do
- Insisting that I am right
- Preaching
- Making assumptions
- Backing the student into a corner
- Pleading or bribing
- Bringing up unrelated events
- Generalizing about students by making remarks such as “All you kids are the same”
- Making unsubstantiated accusations
- Holding a grudge
- Nagging
- Throwing a temper tantrum
- Mimicking the student
- Making comparisons with siblings or other students
- Commanding, demanding, dominating
Source: Randall Deich
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