learners Students talking without permission/ without raising their hands Laughter Being unpunctual Use of mobile phones during a lesson Students asking questions not concerning the lesson Students do not adhere to the rules
Source of discipline problems
CONTROLLED Not well-prepared lesson Boring or discouraging exercises Lack of teaching aids Teachers personality (teacher as a friend, without authority)
UNCONTROLLED Problems at home Peer influence Too many students in the classroom
How to Manage a Classroom
Effectively
Have a set of rules regulations will help to
maintain classroom discipline and management. Introduce the rules at the very beginning so that the students know what are the consequences of missing or late assignment Be firm and consistent- When you make your rules to manage your classroom, make sure that they are realistic. Do no let students to manipulate you, avoid any exception of the rules. Get order in the classroom before you start talking; make students calm down. Don't try to talk over students; you'll be initiating a competition to see who can speak louder and also let them know it's okay to talk while you are talking.
Be well prepared and control your lesson
Use students names Maintain an eye contact with the students (even when writing on a board try to turn to the class from time to time) Vary you teaching methods Adjust pace of your lesson to students abilities ( neither too fast nor too slow) Have additional materials for early finishers
Respect all the students regardless of their
language skills and behaviour Walk around the classroom Use positive reinforcement praise students from time to time
If the problem has already occured
Limit yourself to short comments do not argue
with the students. The more you talk, the more you distract from the lesson Act immediately when you see a problem Do not show your anger Treat students misbehaviour individually; do not let it to have influence on the whole class Apply non-verbal methods of getting Don't hand out lots of warnings without following through on consequences. Lots of warnings tell students that you won't enforce a rule Do not shout if you start doing it all the time, it becomes less effective
Do not humiliate: Humiliating students will only
cause teachers to lose their authority in the classroom and contribute to psychological damage in children, as well as fear and resentment.
Questions
Should teachers use short tests to
punish students for their misbehaviour? Does the rule Never smile until Christmas work? Are students more respectful for serious teachers? Teacher who becomes a victim and is abused by the students is the one to blame for that situation . Do you agree? What is you experience with students misbehaviour? Do you apply any tricks?