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2009 has been a great year for Smart Classroom Management. Though less than a year old, we have enjoyed rapid growth. Every month we set a new record in the number of visitors and in the number of new subscribers.
Thank you so much for your support.
In 2010 we will continue to provide classroom management articles, tips, and strategies that are easy to implement and proven to work. If you have a topic or situation you would like me to cover in the coming year, please let me know. You can email me or leave a comment below.
What follows is a list of the best articles written in 2009 based on emails, links, tweets, and page views.
- How To Handle Disrespectful Students – With over 1,700 page views and a large number of links, this was the most popular article of the year.
- How To Love Unlikeable Students – This article struck a nerve with a lot people, and I received many favorable emails.
- The Classroom Management Mindset – I struggled to describe this critical mindset until I recalled the beautiful morning I spent climbing the ramparts atop the wall surrounding Jerusalem.
- The 9 Biggest Classroom Management Mistakes Teachers Make – A very popular article with over a thousand page views.
- The Not-So-Secret To Effective Classroom Management – This is the first thing I discuss with teachers struggling with classroom management.
- How To Get Control Of Any Classroom – A good article to review before going back to work after the holiday break.
- How To Improve Classroom Behavior In One Lesson – I love teaching this one. It’s a super-fun classroom management strategy that students ask for over and over again.
- How To Stop Wasting Time And Attention On Difficult Students – A large number of educational websites linked to this article.
- The Only Classroom Rules You’ll Ever Need – Effective classroom management doesn’t have to be complicated. These four simple rules are all you need.
- Don’t Yell At Students – This one is guaranteed to improve your relationship with students.
- How To Create A Zen-Like Classroom In One Minute – You can, and should, use this strategy every day.
- A Classroom Management Strategy Every Teacher Should Use – So simple and yet incredibly effective.
- How To Get Students To Stay Seated And Quiet In Time-Out – This article was in response to an email I received from a teacher who was ready to tear her hair out.
- The Effective Teaching Secrets Of A Master – One of my favorites. John Wooden truly is a master teacher.
There you have it. The very best of Smart Classroom Management 2009. Thanks so much for being a part of it. And thanks for sharing this blog with your friends and colleagues.
Have a Happy New Year!
Michael
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Wow! I just finished the book, Dream Class, and let me say that it’s wonderful and life changing if you are open to letting it change your way of classroom management. You won’t see MY copy of this book for sale on Ebay, no sir!
I am a veteran teacher with this being my 15th year, and I still felt like I was lacking in classroom management skills. While reading this book, I occasionally emailed Mr. Linsin and he was very thoughtful to email back and answer my questions.
Some of the most heartfelt and personal points for me were close to the end of the book, and it’s just the kind of things I needed to hear. Let me tell you, they were not pretty, butter-you-up kinds of things either! In fact, Mr. Linsin probably knew that those key points were what I needed to hear by reading my emails; but instead of telling me, he let me find out on my own. Lesson learned, Mr. Linsin and thank you!
The blog is extremely helpful as well, but to really understand what he’s talking about at a deeper level, I recommend you read the book. The articles in the blog really add to the content of the book, it’s not repetative but everything still falls into the same “keys” to understanding classroom management.
The best part of all is – guess what? It’s not ROCKET SCIENCE guys, it’s all so simple if you will just open your eyes. I will be referring to this book often, especially if I lose my way and fall into old habits. I will recommend this book to anyone – anytime!