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Sunday, March 6, 2011
One piece of advise....
If I won the lottery.... hhmmmm, that would be great; anyway, I think that one piece of advice I could leave a new teacher is CONSISTENCY. I have learned that the best way to be with your students is consistent. Students like to know what to do and how you are going to react to certain situations. You have to be just as consistent the last three weeks of school as you are the first three weeks. My school is very strict on dress code and electronics. What we discipline them for the first day, we discipline them for on the last day. This consistent attitude follows the students all year and makes for a better school year. You have to also be consistent in the classroom. My students know how to come in and what to do from first bell to last bell. Consistency goes with good classroom management, good classroom management leads to a productive, happy classroom :)
I agree Becky. Classroom management is vital to ensure success in the classroom. Students need to know that we are competent and have things under control. They need boundaries and expectations should be clear to each student. Consistency is something that is lacking at my school. It seems as if alot is tolerated in order to keep kids in school to make AYP. The students know what they can get away with and they know why. They also feel that there is not much expected from them, so they don't try. It's very sad.
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