5.3.

Adults
The following are examples of adult student behaviour that have the potential to
disrupt the class or successful learning. Note that many teenagers also
exhibit some or all of these behaviours.

1. Rambling — wandering around and off the subject. Using far-fetched

examples or analogies.
2. Shyness or silence — lack of participation.
3. Talkativeness — knowing everything, manipulation, chronic whining.
4. Sharp-shooting — trying to shoot you down or trip you up.
5. Heckling/arguing — disagreeing with everything you say; making personal
attacks.
6. Overt hostility/resistance — angry, belligerent, combative behaviour.
7. Griping — may be legitimate complaining.
8. Side conversations — may be related to subject or personal. Distracts
classmates and you.