This document discusses different types of challenging trainees or students that may be encountered, including monopolizers who dominate discussions, complainers who find fault without offering solutions, silent ones who do not participate, hostile ones who confront or attack others, negative ones who avoid positivity, dominators who think they have all the answers, whisperer-conspirators who have side conversations, clowns who use humor to distract or put down, and prisoners who are unhappy and feel they are there against their will.

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What Type of
Trainees/Pupils/Students do we have?

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The Monopolizer
• Takes up all the time with their
own issues, making it difficult
for others to participate
• Interrupts, fails to listen and
generally dominates
discussions

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The Complainer
• Continually finds
fault with everything
• Is not a problem
solver, but a
problem seeker

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The Silent One
• Reluctant to participate

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The Hostile One
• Makes confrontational
remarks
• Attacks (verbal) other
participants or the
facilitator

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The Negative One
• Dwells on complications,
problems
• Avoids finding solutions or
positive points
• Doesn’t want to be there
• Negative about you, the subject
matter

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The Dominator/
Talker
• Think they have all the answers, want to
control the discussion
• Think they are superior to everyone else.

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The Whisperer-Conspirator
• Has private conversations while the facilitator
or others are speaking.

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The Clown
• Uses humour to
distract or put down
others

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The Prisoner
• Unhappy
• Restless
• In the session against their will

11. Thank you for listening!
JERRY DIMLA CRUZ
Education Program Supervisor I
Mathematics Secondary
DepEd Division of Bulacan
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