My Classroom Management Plan

A classroom management plan is essential in order for a teacher to affect student learning. An effective plan will take into consideration many factors. First and foremost the focus must be on the content of the material to be taught. The teacher must plan the academic lessons thoroughly. It is important to keep your eye on the ball. Your goals for the academic progress must be at the heart of this plan. Therefore you must know where you are taking this class, before a path can be chosen. In this respect, I share the philosophy of William Glasser. He believes that the key to classroom management is a vital interesting curriculum. A need for this curriculum must be demonstrated to be relevant in their everyday lives, and their futures. The students must see that their basic needs of survival, belonging, power, freedom, and fun can be met through cooperation with the lesson plans. He believes that children will even exhibit the appropriate behavior to achieve these ends. I believe that this is a little idealistic, but a relevant curriculum with appropriate consequences for effort or lack of effort will be effective. The better this is done the more intrinsic motivation will exist. Kohn, put the emphasis on content, as well, while Albert and Dreikurs stress the need for belonging. Gordon shares this aspect of intrinsic motivation through need satisfaction with the other four, but stresses the appropriate use of power to affect this result. Their views on the priority of needs and the implementation strategy differ a little, but there is a great deal of similarity. For instance their view of children is that they are capable of making choices. These goals should be made clear to the students, so that the class...

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...y with common goals. We speak respectfully to each other, and solve problems together. We care about each other. The teacher has an honest relationship with each student. His approval or disapproval is focused on the action not the person. We are learning and we know it. We are proud to be recognized by the school as a very well behaved class. We can look forward to having fun even during the lessons because we all get to contribute to them. It is really not difficult to learn even though the material seems difficult at times. We know we can do it and if we ever need assistance, it is available from our peers and teacher without any judgments. I look forward to class everyday just as my students do. How’s that for a look through rose-colored glasses. I really believe it could happen this way someday. This has been a great class. Have I learned anything?