2. Lawrence is a 5th-grade teacher with some major problems. Six students in his class have completely opted out of learning and are causing absolute misery for the teachers and the other 17 students. All 6 students are very weak academically and read and write only with difficulty. The ringleader of the group is Kevin. Kevin is bigger than anyone else in the class and has a commanding presence. Kevin gets up at any time he wants to and walks around the class. After telling him many times to sit down, which Kevin usually ignored, Lawrence has let him do whatever he wants as long as he doesn’t make noise or bother other students. Kevin never does his homework and never opens a book to do an in-class assignment. Usually Kevin doesn’t participate in discussions, but if he does, he only tries to crack jokes and insult other students. Kevin has great academic potential and can learn quickly, but seldom chooses to do so. Lawrence sometimes sends Kevin to the principal’s office. The last time he did it, the principal gave Kevin some orange juice and sent him back after about 30 minutes.

You are worried that Kevin’s behavior will slowly begin to erode the overall good behavior exhibited by the rest of the class. Develop a plan to work with Kevin to improve his behavior and increase the likelihood that he will succeed academically.