Perhaps more than any other profession, teaching requires you to be mentally prepared before the heavy lifting of the day begins.
If you’re feeling hurried, stressed, or distracted in the moments before the students arrive, teaching can be unforgiving—particularly in the area of classroom management.
This is why it’s important to spend a couple of minutes every [...]
Recently, I overheard a teacher confronting two of his third-grade students after they ran through a hallway on their way to recess.
He stopped them, called them over to where he was standing, and said, “Congratulations, you two just lost your recess.”
With an index finger jabbing the air, inches from their sullen faces, he spent the [...]
Teachers who struggle with classroom management do too much hoping. They hope they have a well-behaved class this year. They hope their students won’t be too talkative or disrespectful. They hope they don’t have to deal with yet another disruption.
They try to set limits in their classrooms, to be sure, but setting limits doesn’t work [...]
Much of your classroom management success is dependent upon your ability to avoid making big mistakes. Make them often enough, or repeatedly, and you’ll lose control of your classroom quickly.
Before long, you’ll begin to believe teaching in a chaotic environment is just part of the job.
It’s not. At least, it doesn’t have to be. The [...]
Among the traits that make a great teacher, enthusiasm is near the top. Your passion for delivering captivating lessons and activities to your students largely determines your success in motivating students.
We’re all attracted to people who live their lives with zeal, and students are no different.
One of my favorite movies is Braveheart, which tells the [...]
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