Classroom Management Philosophy

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Classroom Management Plan Theoretical Introduction My philosophy of classroom management is that of eliciting student responsibility for their own behavior. I will as much as it is possible always include students in setting classrooms rules and consequences. I feel doing this is part and parcel of their education. What they learn by collaborating in making the rules and consequences is probably one of the most valuable lessons they will get out of school. This will hopefully translate into knowing how to participate in the larger community and making contributions as adults. This being said, I believe this method is more effective in setting boundaries and having an orderly classroom so that academic learning can go on. The reason why I assert that this method of allowing students to contribute in making the rules and consequences is more successful is, since they themselves made the rules they will not feel it was imposed upon them. They will feel they were partners in making the rules and therefore will feel responsible in following the rules. Once the rules and consequences are set they will be followed consistently. We will review them periodically to see how well they are working and make modifications accordingly. I don’t believe in making long lists of rules. Only important rules that are absolutely essential for keeping order will be implemented. If it is too long it will be hard to implement and is too restrictive. Rules and consequences will be stated clearly and there will be a range of consequences so that its implementation is not too rigid. As a teacher I would like to show positive expectation of my students and trust them to behave in an appropriate manner in most cases. Ru... ... middle of paper ... ...atives. I also like to insert art or musical activities in between lessons to refresh students. As much as it is possible lateral connection are made between different subjects. This will help students retain what they learned and make sense of the large amount of information they receive daily. Towards the end of the day the children will be writing in their journal about the day’s events and to express any concerns they might have. I will walk around as they do that and converse with them about what they are writing about. This gives me another chance to get to know them so that I can serve them better as their teacher. At the conclusion of the day we come together as a class and summarize the days lessons as I list the main points on the board. As we summarize I assign the homework explaining how it all fits together after which class is dismissed.

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