Students act out. The question is why?

• It’s personal. They don’t like you. Never have, never will.
• It’s karmic payback for the way you treated your teachers.
• It’s a religious conspiracy. God placed them in your classroom to make your life as miserable as possible.
• It’s in their nature, they can’t help it, their brains aren’t fully developed.
• They are compensating for too little attention elsewhere.
• They’re so hungry, they’re distracted.
• They’re distracted and upset about other outside-of-school life challenges.
• They don’t understand what you’re asking them to do.
• They understand what you’re asking, but don’t have the necessary background skills and/or knowledge to successfully complete it.

Most of the time, it’s the last two. How frustrating would it be if you felt yourself falling behind your peers?