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Top 10 Tips for Classroom Discipline and Management

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3. Deal with Disruptions with as Little Interruption
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SIGNUP Whenyouhaveclassroomdisruptions,itisimperativethatyoudealwiththem
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4. Avoid Confrontations in Front of Students VIEWMOREINEDUC

Wheneverthereisaconfrontationinclassthereisawinnerandaloser.Obviouslyasthe
teacher,youneedtokeeporderanddisciplineinyourclass.However,itismuchbetterto
dealwithdisciplineissuesprivatelythancauseastudentto'loseface'infrontoftheir
friends.Itisnotagoodideatomakeanexampleoutofadisciplinaryissue.Eventhough
otherstudentsmightgetthepoint,youmighthavelostanychanceofactuallyteaching
thatstudentanythinginyourclass.More

5. Stop Disruptions with a Little Humor

Sometimesallittakesisforeveryonetohaveagoodlaughtogetthingsbackontrackin
aclassroom.Manytimes,however,teachersconfusegoodhumorwithsarcasm.While
humorcanquicklydiffuseasituation,sarcasmmayharmyourrelationshipwiththe
studentsinvolved.Useyourbestjudgmentbutrealizethatwhatsomepeoplethinkas
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6. Keep High Expectations in Your Class

Expectthatyourstudentswillbehave,notthattheywilldisrupt.Reinforcethiswiththeway
youspeaktoyourstudents.Whenyoubegintheday,tellyourstudentsyourexpectations.
Forexample,youmightsay,"Duringthiswholegroupsession,Iexpectyoutoraiseyour
handsandberecognizedbeforeyoustartspeaking.Ialsoexpectyoutorespecteach
other'sopinionsandlistentowhateachpersonhastosay."More

7. Overplan
Freetimeissomethingteachersshouldavoid.Byallowingstudentstimejusttotalkeach
day,youaresettingaprecedentabouthowyouviewacademicsandyoursubject.To VIEWMORE
avoidthis,overplan.Writeadditionalactivitiesintoyourlessonplansjustincaseyour
mainlessonrunshort.Whenyouhavetoomuchtocover,you'llneverrunoutoflessons
andyouwillavoidfreetime.Youcanalsofillupanyleftovertimewithminilessons.More

8. Be Consistent
Oneoftheworstthingsyoucandoasateacheristonotenforceyourrulesconsistently.If
onedayyouignoremisbehaviorsandthenextdayyoujumponsomeoneforthesmallest
infraction,yourstudentswillquicklyloserespectforyou.Yourstudentshavetherightto
expectyoutobasicallybethesameeveryday.Moodinessisnotallowed.Onceyourlose
yourstudent'srespect,youalsolosetheirattentionandtheirdesiretopleaseyou.More

9. Make Rules Understandable

Youneedtobeselectiveinyourclassrules(noonecanfollow180rulesconsistently).
Youalsoneedtomakethemclear.Studentsshouldunderstandwhatisandwhatisnot
acceptable.Further,youshouldmakesurethattheconsequencesforbreakingyourrules
arealsoclearandknownbeforehand.

10. Start Fresh Everyday

Thistipdoesnotmeanthatyoudiscountallpreviousinfractions,i.e.iftheyhavethree
tardiesthentodaymeansfour.However,itdoesmeanthatyoushouldstartteachingyour
classeachdaywiththeexpectationthatstudentswillbehave.Don'tassumethatbecause
Juliehasdisruptedyourclasseverydayforaweek,shewilldisruptittoday.Bydoingthis,
youwillnotbetreatingJulieanydifferentlyandtherebysettingheruptodisruptagain(like

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