WHY MISBEHAVIOR OCCURS IN
GROUPS:
*Boredom with a lesson
*The level of the assigned work is too difficult or easy
*A group is losing in their competition with another group
*I have embarrassed/confronted a member of the group
*The group is mad at me for showing favoritism
*Continuation of an issue that emerged previous to the lesson
*Contagion of a leader’s behavior
*Group reorganization/role changes/members leaving or joining
*Scapegoating another student/group
*A stranger entered the room
*I was unable to continue directing the lesson
*My students were trying to make me look bad because they don’t
like me yet