Question

Bethany has been teaching for ten years and has a strong classroom management plan that has worked well over the years. This year, Bethany's usual classroom management techniques are not working with her student, Jana. What might BEST account for the plan's failure when it comes to Jana?

a. the failure does not make any sense. Good classroom management plans should address all problem behaviors.
b. There may be reasons outside of school which are causing Jana's behavior and cannot be addressed by a classroom management plan
c. the classroom management plan might rely too heavily on organization rather than swift consequences for bad behavior
d. the classroom management plan probably needs to be updated to reflect Jana's individual personality

Answers

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The best option to account for the failure of Bethany's usual classroom management techniques with Jana is:

**b. There may be reasons outside of school which are causing Jana's behavior and cannot be addressed by a classroom management plan.**

This option recognizes that individual student behaviors can be influenced by factors outside of the classroom, such as home life, personal issues, or other stressors. These factors might not be manageable through traditional classroom management strategies.