Classroom Management!
I believe Classroom Management is the key component in any educational setting. I believe that if students are in a safe environment, then learning can take place. This doesn’t necessarily mean punishing behavior problems but rather a combination of setting the tone in a class, preventing behavior problems with interesting and engaging curriculum and effectively including all students in the classroom so that their needs are met. Having the right environment for all students to learn is my major goal of implementing good classroom management--without it the students would not be able to learn. In reading the text and searching for websites that included resources to assist in creating a management plan, there were many websites that had an abundance of resources to assists with a variety of classroom problems and or concerns. As a new or veteran teacher,as societal trends and the dynamics of families tends, thus the challenges of regulating classroom behaviors changes also. Each of the websites references below were extremely helpful. Although each site has a different focus, each one has an aspect of classroom management that when combined will strengthen a classroom management plan. All are excellent resources. As educators , it is your responsibility to consistently seek resources to upgrade your skills and knowledge, including the use of new techniques. The "old school" methods of management are not necessarily applicable in this day and age. I believe the most important part of classroom management is not the behavior problems but creating a good rapport with the students, encouraging them to succeed and setting high expectations for them. As well as using an engaging a curriculum, I believe you can create this environment and it will limit the behavior problems in your classroom from the start.
Do not train a child to learn by force or harshness; but direct them to it by what amuses their minds, so that you may be better able to discover with accuracy the peculiar bent of the genius of each. -Plato
Classroom Management Websites
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