Personal Reflection: My Definition Of Classroom Management

As I reflect on how the last month has gone, there have been some good days and some bad days. I do try to reflect every class period on what was done well and what I can do better. I even try to implement change from one class period to the next to see if I can do better. What I have found out is that being consistent is my best allied when it comes to classroom management. My definition is really no different than what you would find in an educational research journal. Classroom management is well establishes rules and procedures that promote high student achievement through known student routines, and behavior expectation. I think Harry Wong said it best that, “number one problem in education is not discipline. It is the lack of procedures …show more content…
My reply was I would have done a hundred things differently. I think I was too concerned about providing interesting, innovative instruction. What I should have concentrated on was the development and establishing routines and procedures of my classroom. Good instruction and engaging instruction would have come naturally anyway. Fortunately, I feel all is not lost. I did put in good procedures and rules in place. My mistake was not being consistent in enforcing those rules and procedures daily that I have in place. Last week or so, I have renewed my effort in reestablishing these rules and procedures. My goal this week in my renewed effort of classroom management is providing consistent consequences for following and not following classroom …show more content…
I thought that I might be at a disadvantage never going through student teaching. I thought that I would be behind the curve and find my self, climbing a steep learning curve. Come to find out that is not true at all. Even first year teachers with a year of student teaching under their belt are still struggling with classroom management. There is no preparation out there that can prepare you for the real world of teaching. While I enjoy the challenge, I know longer feel like I am the only one facing this challenge. What I do know now is that, I have to come to class ready to improve from one day to the next. Learn from my mistakes and success. Sometimes I want someone to tell me what is the right thing to do in a certain situation. However, what I have found out, that what works in one class period, might not work in another. Every group of children brings their own issues and dimension. Best practice I found is trial and error, until you find out what really work for each group of