TheApple

One reason for poor student behavior is a lack of engagement with the curriculum. I’m not a believer in teachers having to entertain students, but if the pupils you teach are not engaged in the curriculum that you’re delivering, then poor student behavior will be just around the corner.

I believe this is true.  The obvious trick is how to engage them.  I have only had one student that I could not find any way to engage, and I think that may just have been a personality conflict issue (perhaps another teacher doing the same things might have engaged the student ??) but in that case behavior did become a problem and the student was removed from the program.

I agree.  Even a constant poorly behaved student can be turned around by a truly interesting and rewarding lesson.