I believe that the best
way to manage a classroom comes down to prevention of unwanted behavior and
being a teacher that the students want to have teach them. Being prepared to
deal with many potential areas of conflict and discord will help to prevent
behaviors in the future. To do this, I believe in setting a good example early
in the year by creating as many necessary procedures as I see fit, being
consistent in following through in my procedures, and building a positive
classroom climate. I do not plan to be an authoritarian teacher; however, I do
believe that consistency in rewards and consequences must be of paramount
importance in the classroom, especially in the first few weeks of school.
In addition, I believe that it is my duty to build a good
rapport with my students so that I may understand them and learn how to help
them learn. I want my class to trust me and know that I care deeply for each
and every one of them and believe that this can be achieved by talking and
getting to know each student. By showing that I am a kind, caring, and
trustworthy teacher, I hope to create an excellent environment for them to
grow, but also respect the environment and myself as I do the same.
I
plan to utilize this system to address behaviors that range from breaking
procedure to unruly behavior. I plan to focus on ensuring that students respect
everyone in the classroom and all the shared materials in the classroom. In
addition, I will focus on addressing off-task behavior, distracting other
students, dangerous behavior, and actions that will result in a messy
classroom. As for issues I will most likely ignore, I do not plan on enforcing
small off task behavior such as pen clicking, doodling, or posture with the
caveat that they are still learning. I do plan on addressing but not being too
hard on other aspects that do not personally bother me such as light swearing
and daydreaming so long as neither are done in a blatantly disrespectful manner
and no one else is bothered by the action. This is all done with the fact that
prevention of unwanted behavior will be “Level 0” of the discipline hierarchy
so that this system is not needed as often.
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