How to maintain and create an environment for students to work in
Creating and maintaining an environment for students to work in is a very important part to the success of classroom management. According to Guthrie, “maintaining a learning environment requires teachers to actively monitor their students” (Guthrie, 2003, pg. 301). This means that an elementary school teacher must keep a close eye on what students are learning and ethical behavior being presented by the students. Jeff South said, “The goal of my class is to awaken conscience- that inner voice that tells students right from wrong” (South, 2004). When creating a learning environment, teachers should be concerned with the room arrangement, how inviting the room appears to be to the student, the access to materials, and the distractions in the room. If a teacher takes care of all of these needs, it will be easier to anticipate what the students’ actions and responses are going to be in various situations. The most important thing to realize is that on aspect of classroom management involves maintaining an environment through logical decision making that focus on the students and classroom.
The guidelines and rules of a classroom that a teacher should make clear
Teachers should also implement a set of classroom rules to keep the management of a classroom running smoothly. The guidelines for implementing these rules in an elementary school classroom is making sure they are consistent, rules should be made based upon a positive behavior, not too have many rules because they won’t be enforced, “rules must fit within the school’s code of conduct” (Malone, 1998, pg1998), make them creative by using humor but still being serious about them (McFarland, 2000, ...
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Police corruption is not a new problem in society and there is not a standard way to deal with it. Police officers have enormous power and responsibility and are asked to make difficult decisions. There is not an exact guide to behavior for police officers so their discretion can lead to corruption (Monkkonen, 1999). The existence of police corruption in America has created a negative public view of law enforcement. Police corruption has deteriorated the relationship between law enforcement and the community. In the past four years, more than 500 officers in 47 cities have been convicted of various federal crimes. Local and state authorities in 32 other jurisdictions are either engaged in active investigations or prosecutions of dirty cops (Johnson,1998) .
The police officer stands at the top of the criminal justice system in a nation where crime rates are high and where the demands for illegal goods and services are widespread. These conditions create a situation in which the police officer is confronted with opportunity to accept a large number of favors or grants. Police corruption occurs in many forms and observers of police behavior agree that it falls into nine specific areas. Drug related police corruption differs from other types of police corruption. In addition to protecting criminals or ignoring their activities, officers involved in drug related corruption were more likely to be involved in stealing drugs and/or money from drug dealers, selling drugs, lying under oath about illegal searches, and other crimes. Although not enough data was available upon which to base an estimate of the extent of corruption, the amount of cases of police corruption proved that it was striking enough to concern the public. The most commonly identified patterns of corruption involved small groups of officers who protected and assisted each other in criminal activities. The demands of the public and politicians, however, have caused an outrage and a fear that open investigations and accusations of corruption will cause the problem of distrust in the police to grow even greater.
The theory focuses on establishing a class atmosphere by attending directly to students needs, caringly controlling behaviour by adapting effective class rules and consequences so that, learning can take place as intended (Charles, 2005). Additionally, teachers educate students on proper behaviour by specifying rule such as “We raise our hands to speak” that are specific and visible. Teachers use specific reinforcers such as recognition when rules are followed and punishers for breaking them (Eggen & Kauchak, 2001). Therefore, the main principles of AD specify that children behavoural limits and consequences need clarification (Lyons et al., 2014) and have the right that these requirements are taught by an assertive and caring teacher who determinedly works to encourages the best welfare for the students Likewise, teachers have the right to teach students, disruption-free, which is based on a clear classroom discipline plan that is supported by the school and parents (Charles, 2005).Hence, AD is a positively controlled style of discipline endorsed by the
Although there is no concise definition of police corruption, many define it as the misuse of police authority for personal gain. The key element of corrupt behavior is that the conduct (1) is prohibited by law or rule, (2) involves misuse of position and (3) involves a reward or personnel gain for the officer (Hess, 2009,2006). The acknowledgment of police corruption did not come to the forefront until the 1970’s. The Knapp Commission formed in 1972 identified corrupt officers as “Grass Eaters” and “Meat Eaters”. The professionalism movement of the 1970’s aggressively addressed the issue of corruption by creating more vigilant hiring practices, internal investigations, upgrading standards, and quality management. By accepting a cup of coffee or small gratuity, this can trigger one’s downward spiral into police corruption. Once the officer compro...
Emmer and Laura M. Stough are a part the Educational Psychology Department at The University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M University. They wrote an article called “Classroom Management: A Critical Part of Educational Psychology, With Implications for Teacher Education” in which they discuss the correlations between educational psychology and classroom management. They define classroom management as actions were taken by the teacher to establish order, engage students, or elicit their cooperation (Emmer & Stough, 11/29/16). They convey the importance of maintaining order, and by doing so, students will be involved in activities leaving no room for disruptive behavior. As mentioned above, classroom management is based on leading learning and not the control of the students. Having an organized schedule for the students to pursue the students will focus on what is being learned. Rather than, becoming distracted students will engage in learning and the activities at hand. Therefore, resulting in leading learning. For this reason, teachers should be prepared and organized before the school year begins. Rules and consequences to disobeying any of the rules should be established and repeated for the first couple of weeks. By doing this, the students will know what to expect, will follow these rules, and have a successful academic experience. Emmer and Strough agreed that classroom management is a staged process and is acquired over many
Differential experiences of police corruption, (either as personal or vicarious) contributes in large for the police to either receive low or high levels of occupational prestige. Its worth noting that, the administration of the police is set-up to protect life and property, avoid and detecting crime, recognize crime and criminals, and keep up peace and maintain order (Newburn 1973, Sherman, Gottfredson, Mackenzie and Eck, 1997, Waddington 1999, Rawlings 2002, Wright 2002, Aning 2006). Hence, the offence(s), in this context, corruption practices of one officer can circulate among members of the society with, on most occasions, no capacity to relieve or accommodate the impact/harm on the part of the police.
My philosophy of classroom management is that the management of elementary classrooms require several things. Among patience, determination and motivation are: flexibility, careful planning and consistency. A well-managed classroom did not get well-managed without a teacher who planned, had a flexible vision and was determined. Any new teacher, who is asked, will say they want a classroom with as few behavioral problems as possible as well as one that is easily manageable. But any experienced teacher, who is asked, will tell those new teachers that classrooms do not come "well managed". They have to be made into well-managed classrooms. These experienced teachers would also encourage by saying that it is not easy, but that it is not impossible to have a manageable classrooms. On the other hand, they would be quick to add that all classrooms will have behavioral problems at some point or another. This is proven to be true to anyone who has been in an elementary classroom, whether they were a teacher, observer or a student themselves. But what teachers can take to comfort is that they can prepare themselves. The first thing that is needed is flexibility. Being able to evolve with changing needs is something teachers need to acquire quickly. Adaptability can make or break classroom climate. A teacher who is not flexible and wants things one way, will find themselves in a power struggle that will be hard to reverse. Also, the negativity will build up and make teaching unpleasant for the teacher and learning unpleasant for the students. Being able to "go with the flow" will help teachers tremendously. The second thing needed for classroom management is careful planning. Now this d...
Police corruption is an unexplained phenomenon, in the hope of rooting out the behavior that serves to undermine the legitimacy of law enforcement (Martin, 2011). In order to control and reduce police corruption, one must consider evaluating humanity. Police officers are people, controlling the behavior of officers is to implement effective training to prevent the occurrences of corruption, from the top. Corruption of the criminal justice system seems to be an increasing worldwide. The most noted media highlights include officers abusing their power, ethnic profiling and police inhumaneness. As a result, some individuals in society have a hard time trusting officers and their applied methods when dealing with potential suspects. A few ways
The article draws on a wealth of knowledge, citing numerous credible sources throughout. The writing is easy to follow and flows in a coherent fashion. Though the activities and assessments seem simple at first glance, it must be argued that the article does address proven methods for effective classroom management. Finally, the language of the article is easy to understand and allows for easy interpretation and comprehension.
In the book entitled The First Days of School: How to be an Effective Teacher, Harry Wong (1998) writes, “An effective teacher manages a classroom; an ineffective teacher disciplines a classroom” (p. 170). The course, EDUC 3302: Motivation and Management provided hands-on, valuable material and methods for classroom management. The Classroom Management Plan (CMP) completed in this course, presented the ability to explore the ideals, theories, and strategies that have been taught. The course and classroom management plan has given me the opportunity to effectively begin the process in preparing my future middle school classroom and my career as an English teacher. In the following paragraphs, I will reflect upon my classroom management plan;
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Classroom management has the largest effect on student achievement, so students cannot learn in poorly managed classroom. Additionally, research has pointed out that the quality of teacher-student relationships is the main aspect of classroom management.(…2). Furthermore, when teachers set classroom management plan, the plan will give structure to everything from seating to lessons to grading to the relationship between students. Teachers should incorporate strategies for addressing student behavior into classroom
My philosophy of classroom management is characterized by a teacher-centered approach. I believe that the teacher is the leader of the classroom and should determine the learning needs of the students. To have an effective classroom management, I would begin the school year by dedicating some time in educating my students on the class rules, expectations, and consequences. I would strictly emphasize that these rules, expectations, and consequences are to create a pleasing and productive learning environment. I would use logical consequences with those students who choose not to follow the rules and expectations, and encouragement and rewards with those students who demonstrate the appropriate behavior.
Teaching classroom rules and procedures will contribute to a safe and secure environment for students. Classroom rules should be the same for everyone, however, like I mentioned above there are exceptions to be made on an individual basis. All interactions within the classroom should be positive. There will be no teasing or harassing of any kind. Respect, trust, and understanding will be the foundation of classroom rules. It is important to keep an open mind and treat each student with fairness, with the hope that in return students will learn to treat each other as equals and with
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