Talk:Foundations and Assessment of Education/Edition 1/Foundations Table of Contents/Chapter 11/The Scoop From Someone Who Knows



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I am so glad I selected this topic. When it comes to classroom management, we need to be aware that our responsibility is to give students the tools and the skills they need to work successfully in the classroom. We must provide leadership and guide, counsel, encourage, and teach students to work successfully in the classroom. I have learned so much by researching this topic including, areas of classroom management, ways to handle disruptive students, and received some powerful insight from a teacher. It is so important to always show respect and be enthusiastic about teaching and working with students. If we're not positive and upbeat, many students won't be either. I truly believe that creating a positive classroom helps students to be eager to learn and easier to teach. Students need encouragement in order to take pride in their efforts and achievement. All of these things together, will help promote a positive classroom environment, which as teachers is what we all want.

I have learned through my current job, daycare, many of the same principles of handling disruptive students. On any given day, I average 10-12 kids of different ages. Among those kids, there are a couple that have problematic behavior. They are disrespectful to me and the other kids, and do not want to listen at all. It is true that knowing their background and being able to relate to them helps so much in understanding why they act this way. Good parental involvement and communication are also key. It was shocking when I was researching this topic and came across ideas that I already use. There is always a reason for disrespect. The reason may or may not have anything to do with me. I always try to be calm, poised, and rational. The behavior I display toward them will be mirrored back to me.

Aferg006 (talk) 03:10, 18 June 2009 (UTC)

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I think that this is one of those topics that worries us prospective teachers! How are we going to deal with the disruptive behavior and difficult students when the situation arises. And, ohhhhh it will :-) I loved reading the article.  It really flowed and it was fun to read.  If anything I would have liked to read more of the interview with the teacher.  Thanks for such a great article!  Ldomm002 (talk) 02:56, 2 August 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for this article! I especially enjoyed learning about how to act in certain situations with disruptive behavior and difficult students. I also enjoyed learning, and found beneficial, the four areas of classroom management.Hcogg001 (talk) 20:36, 2 August 2009 (UTC)

Classroom management is a very fine line. Some new teachers have problems with discipline in the classroom, but are hesitant to seek about help from administrators. It seems to me that the belief among new teachers is that administrators will see them as unable to control their classroom when they send students to the office. Teachers don't want to do anything that would negatively effect their evaluations on their way to be tenured. I have found that if teachers solicit help from other teachers, they will not only manage their class but learn helpful tactics in the meantime. Jtmitchem (talk) 00:08, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

This was an informative article with outlined steps to achieving order in a classroom setting. I observed this first hand where a teacher was extremely skilled in understanding her students and knowing exactly what to do to get them to behave and reject the negative behavior. For example, all the kids were standing in line for the bathroom and everyone was talking loudly when they shouldn't have been talking at all. She pulled the quietest child from the line to begin the "quiet game." The student removed from line was then able to pick the next quietest person from the line, this continued til everyone was silent and proved effective because every child wanted to be picked. I hope to be assertive enough for the students to respect me and nice enough for them to want to be around me. If I can achieve this I know I can have proper classroom management. Great article! Rpaige (talk) 03:14, 3 August 2009 (UTC)