Every teacher faces at least one discipline problem each day. Handling these issues properly is the difference between a well managed classroom and a chaotic one.
Here are your five basic steps to handling any discipline problem effectively:
- Take a breath – this will give you a moment to collect your thoughts and remain under control
- Address the misbehavior – this is important to do appropriately, do not embarrass any student, but be sure that the student knows what he or she did wrong
- Follow through with classroom consequences
- Do not engage in excess conversation. Informing the student of the infraction and the consequence is enough, excess conversation only invites argument
- Forgive and forget – leave the misbehavior behind as the lesson continues, giving all students the chance to learn both from the prepared lesson and from the example set
Read more tips here: Classroom Management Strategies for Teachers
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