There are countless books and articles in regards to classroom management. Everyone has their own theories and ways of doing things. Following are brief summaries from a number of educators that describe their feelings towards classroom management and how they create a positive environment for their students. I interviewed Genero Garcia, a 5th grade teacher at Birney Elementary in Fresno, Ca. He does not follow one particular person in regards to classroom management but has taken different parts of different systems to create his own classroom management program. Mr. Garcia starts his year off with a powerpoint presentation that goes over the classroom rules, procedures as well as their daily schedule. The slideshow begins introducing himself
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Without the basic life skills, teaching a student academics is pointless (Nelsen, Lott, & Glenn, 2000). Positive Discipline In the Classroom outlines the several important skills that all students need to learn while in school. The book also states that holding regular classroom meetings with the students is an important step for the students to learn social skills as well as negotiation and …show more content…
The book also states that sometimes a teacher needs to act more and talk less. Many teachers nag their students to either do things or to stop doing things. Instead of talking all the time, a teacher should act. If a class is too noisy then instead of yelling at the class all the time to be quiet, the teacher could dim the lights and wait for the students to quiet down. Actions speak louder than words. Lastly, every teacher should treat every student the same, even if only a small handful of students are the ones causing the problem. The last part of the classroom management techniques that are discussed is putting the student in a positive time out. Positive time outs are used when a student needs to be encouraged or empowered to do something that they do not necessarily want to do. These time outs can help the student calm down and are a good time for the student to cool-down from a bad
Without the basic life skills, teaching a student academics is pointless (Nelsen, Lott, & Glenn, 2000). Positive Discipline In the Classroom outlines the several important skills that all students need to learn while in school. The book also states that holding regular classroom meetings with the students is an important step for the students to learn social skills as well as negotiation and …show more content…
The book also states that sometimes a teacher needs to act more and talk less. Many teachers nag their students to either do things or to stop doing things. Instead of talking all the time, a teacher should act. If a class is too noisy then instead of yelling at the class all the time to be quiet, the teacher could dim the lights and wait for the students to quiet down. Actions speak louder than words. Lastly, every teacher should treat every student the same, even if only a small handful of students are the ones causing the problem. The last part of the classroom management techniques that are discussed is putting the student in a positive time out. Positive time outs are used when a student needs to be encouraged or empowered to do something that they do not necessarily want to do. These time outs can help the student calm down and are a good time for the student to cool-down from a bad