"Excuse me, Mr Teacher..."

Seems my "difficult" student has decided to make a change. I didn't have to yell at her, or act preachy, or report her, and I did it "myyyyyyyyyy waaaaaay" (ala Frank Sinatra). All I did was 1) make her aware of her behavior, 2) point out the consequences of not paying attention, and 3) treat her as I would like to be treated. Only took a few days, but I persevered. It wasn't a total 180, but her attitude is much better than it was last week. It's real hard to teach someone when they do their best to dismiss you.

Now I hope this change in attitude sticks. I'd hate to see her go back to being difficult.