Re-examining my philosophy of classroom management

Filed Under Behaviour Management, maintaining a safe, motivating students, questions teachers need to ask, The way I see it

goodclassroom management I think it prudent from time to time to re-examine my philosophy of classroom management. My philosophy of classroom management has changed over the years. When I was a newbie teacher, I thought if I used the right techniques for classroom management everything would be OK. Well, I’ve learned and used many classroom management techniques over the years, but I have come to the conclusion that while excellent management techniques are necessary for classroom success, they are not sufficient for classroom success. I found that developing an authentic relationship with my students helped my classroom management more than any of the latest classroom management techniques. When kids saw that I cared about them, they better managed their behaviour in class. I start to develop positive relationships with my students on the first day of school by asking these nine questions. How do you develop positive relationships with your student?

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One Response to “Re-examining my philosophy of classroom management”

Ron Hanko on January 15th, 2013 12:51 pm

Nice post, Elona, and spot on. Thanks for the recent post about your orchids. You should start a blog for them and post some pictures of your successes.

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