The major idea in this section of chapter 4 is teacher-caused misbehavior. When I first read the chapter, I was a bit surprised as I have not heard much about the concept that actions the teacher makes may actually cause misbehavior by the students in return. This was a bit of a new concept to me. From the many scenarios, it is apparent that a teacher may easily lose control of students by both purposeful and unintentional actions. Some of these actions came as shocking to me, such as negative touch control and taped mouths. Others were not so surprising, such as embarrassment. In my own educational career, I recall a teacher embarrassing me in front of my classroom of 8th grade peers by pointing out a spelling mistake I made on the board one morning. This was an experience I hope to never give to my own future students.
It is important to notice the many ways in which teachers may avoid silly classroom management errors. Some of the most beneficial ways to avoid a mistake, in my opinion, is to remain alert, move around the classroom, and diminish unwanted or negative behavior as quickly as possible and these are actions I plan to take in my own classroom. First, I want to remain alert of my students, their words, and their actions during the entire school day. I do not want my students to get off task because this can quickly turn into disruptive behavior. I also would like to frequently move around the classroom so my students see that I am aware of what is going on in the classroom. I plan to decrease and even eliminate unwanted negative behaviors by using nonverbal cues such as by looking at a student for a lengthened period of time and pause while speaking to the entire class, a group, or specific student to gain their attention. These simple, yet effective, actions will assist classroom management and help me guide my middle school students to academic success.
Resources
Kellough, R., & Kellough, N. (2008). Teaching young adolescents: Methods and resources for middle grades teaching (5th ed.). Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Pearson Merrill/Prentice Hall.
Andrea, I was also shocked reading this part of the chapter too, and how little things teachers do can create a negative behavior of students in our classroom. I think you did a great job understanding what the chapter was about and I liked how you connected it to your classroom. Staying alert, walking around the classroom, and eliminating those negative behaviors as soon as they are spotted is a great way to have an effective classroom management. Great Job!!:)
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