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Originally Posted by Logurt1300
We've recently begun to have a problem with a student who cannot assume his role, he's part of our leadership group but has constantly been insubordinate to the captain, ignores our mentors, and is really rude to our new workers. The problem being with this is that he is still a big part of the build team, and we don't know if we can honestly replace him so hence he feels untouchable. Is there anything we can do about this?
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I had this very problem earlier in the year. It was exacerbated by the fact he was the only returning member from last year's team and he was elected President by the departing members. As a rookie coach I made a lot of mistakes and one of them was letting that election stand and then tolerating his inappropriate behavior towards the other team members and myself.
I've already informed him he will not be President next year and I've made clear to the team I am selecting leadership positions, they will not be voted on.
I am also going to institute some sort of "contribution/compliance" tracking system. First on the list is, "If you don't journal in the engineering notebook then you weren't here and it didn't happen".
No student is worth the disruption and insubordination. It is disrepectful to everyone involved and undermines the kids who are doing the right things. I wish I had acted more directly sooner. Lesson learned.
I would love to hear more details about what are on your tracking sheets!