Considers possible relationships between the presence (or absence) in the classroom of an identified problem student and observations of Nurturing Parent (NP), Critical Parent (CP), and Free Child (FC) ego state behaviors of teachers. Each of two teachers was observed for 30 minutes daily and records of ego state behavior made. On days in which a problem student was absent, NP and FC were elevated and CP reduced for each teacher. Suggests the presence of problem students in the classroom to be a variable affecting teacher ego state behaviors.
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