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 [...]
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 [...]
I took my class on a field trip to a beautiful aquarium one year, and as we made our way along a circuitous passage of small caverns loaded to the gills (sorry) with exotic sea creatures, we found ourselves sharing viewing areas with another class of students.
The aquarium was located on a cliff overlooking the [...]
The sight of a teacher lecturing an individual student is commonplace on school campuses. This classroom management method seems to be preferred by a majority of teachers, but is it effective? Does it work to curb unwanted behavior?
Another common sight on campus is the stressed-out teacher. They’re easy to spot: furrowed brow, tight smile, and [...]
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