Avatar project

Description

DeShawn Williams is a 5 years-old boy in your Pre-K/Kindergarten class/school. He is tall for his age, strong, and a bit clumsy. He has started to show what textbooks would describe as “aggressive behavior.” Other children in the class are frightened by him and are avoiding him if they can. DeShawn wants to interact with his classmates but often these interactions turn into more stress and fights. The case has been discussed between the teacher(s), the director/principal, and the mental health specialist but so far, none of the interventions have been successful. DeShawn’s parents feel that the behavior is typical for boys his age; thus, they refuse to get counseling. The teacher(s) are becoming stressed and tired, and they are worried that the other children are not getting the attention they need. Rumors are, that the parents of DeShawn’s classmates have asked the director/principal to remove DeShawn from the class. How do you as your AVATAR (meaning his teacher, the principal, or a parent of a classmate) react?