by Randy Tudy
As I mentioned in my previous article, there are many classroom discipline techniques. In order to learn more about this topic, I
asked some educators and with their permission I am posting their answers. Let us together learn and reflect on their
answers.
“I went to college 34 years ago. No classroom management, but we did have cut-and-paste and how to write in script. Seriously, this was the most difficult part of being a new teacher(and both of my parents taught!). Yet, during my career I have taught in four different school districts for ten different principals. The accepted "classroom discipline" changed each time.”
“My advice:
1. Keep it simple (just a few
rules)
2. Focus on learning
(respect, do not disturb, etc.)
3. Be consistent (don't
tolerate behavior from the social butterfly that you would not tolerate from
the school thug)
4. Model what you expect (you
can't be disrespectful if you demand respect). There may be other ways, but
this works.
5. You keep the
fire alive by celebrating your successes. Daily high fives! Develop a new way
to say "great job!" every day! Send home a brag letter! Call a parent
and thank them for raising such a great kid! You improve the way you deliver
that passion by internalizing your failures. What could I do differently? How
can I do this better?”
“My classroom management
skills came from a variety of sources, some from my pre-service training
classes, but more from good clinical cooperating teachers, working in summer
camps and a couple of years as a substitute teacher before my first
"real" teaching job.”
What about you? Share your tips on classroom management based on your experience.
My classroom management skills came from a variety of sources, some from my pre-service training classes, but more from good clinical cooperating teachers
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