Kids need to be able to resolve conflicts, ignore disruptive
behavior from classmates, handle their frustrations effectively and reach out for help when needed.
Not exact matches
They remember Cruz as a quiet and helpful colleague — a far different portrait
from the one painted by
classmates, neighbors and teachers who were so concerned by his erratic and violent
behavior and obession with guns.
Greg Duncan, George Farkas, and Katherine Magnuson demonstrate that a child
from a poor family is two to four times as likely as a child
from an affluent family to have
classmates with low skills and
behavior problems — attributes which have a negative effect on the learning of their fellow students.
Indeed, peers will also socially devalue (and reject)
classmates who are dissimilar
from themselves for other reasons that do not relate to
behavior problems, such as being of a different race or ethnicity [49].