Classroom Discipline Essay

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Classroom Management/ Discipline Philosophy When it comes to running my classroom, there are a number of teachers that I have been under that I will base my management strategy around. Personally, I believe that to have the best learning atmosphere for students and teachers there has to be an understanding between each other. My class will be laid back in a sense, but will also be uptight in certain instances. My rules will be typical classroom rules, but they will be enforced in a manner that students will obey and respect them. At the same time, the students will feel comfortable in my class as well. As a teacher, rules are something that is very important to me, but it does not necessarily matter how many rules you have, if you do not enforce any of them. As I’ve observed in the classroom, I’ve seen many teachers make rules, and then enforce them and other days they just let them slide. This creates a problem in that students do not have the consistency they need in the class. As we have learned in class, consistency is one of main keys to managing your classroom. On the first day of school, I will have my students come up with rules they think they should have, if there is a rule that I believe we should have I will make a suggestion to the students. That way the students can take responsibility for their actions, because they were the ones who came up with the rules in the first place. I will be able to say, “Remember you all are the ones that made that rule.” The rules we came up with will be strictly enforced in every instance, so that the students recognize each time that I am serious about what I say. When students believe that the teacher will not budge on rules then the students tend to behave properly in the classroom. Basically, the rules of the classroom will be like any other teacher’s rules. I will not tolerate outburst, people

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