My classroom has three life rules to remember. 1. You are kind, you are smart, and you are important. This is a quote from the movie, The Help (2011). I have changed the quote to be grammatically correct. Many of my students very low self-esteem. The studies indicate Alaska Natives and American Indians have suicide rates 3 times the national rate of all races combined. (Herne, 2014) My students know that I am someone they can talk to if they need to about suicide. The district requires all staff members to attend suicide trainings every year. 2. Respect each other. I have never had issues with this at my current location because most of my students are related to each other. 3. Believe in yourself. As a teacher, we can only do so much. After students leave this building they have to be responsible for themselves. This will not happen if they do not believe in …show more content…
From research it is best practice to use a system that is systematic and explicit. (Scott, Anderson, & Alter, 2012) As noted earlier I understand there are differences between my culture and culture of my community. Therefore, culture is best to be examined at with an opened mind. Every person has a different view of the world. My worldview may differ greatly from my peers because I am very young to the profession. The best system that I have seen work to help explicitly and systematically teach classroom expected behaviors is the CHAMPS system. (Sprick, 2010) Classroom management is an area that will continue to change and grow with my teaching