This selfish student loves to be the centre of attention and is the exact opposite of the Pot Plant: talking endlessly about themselves, regardless of whether their teacher or classmates are interested or not; over-participating in the lesson so that classmates are unable to answer questions or give their opinions; and competing with the teacher to ensure the lesson revolves around them.

In pairwork activities where they are paired with another student and not their teacher, this student gets sulky and agitated, and often tries to bully or ignore their classmates in order to take control of the class. While this type of student is very difficult to teach, dealing with one Prima Donna is much easier than teaching a lesson with two competing Prima Donnas…

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