Classroom Management

Classroom management styles will vary depending on the teacher in addition to the classroom, however the results are generally the same. From the very beginning of the school year, teachers need to inform and enforce the rules and expectations of the classroom. I have seen what happens when the rules and expectations are not enforced from the very beginning. Children challenge the rules and become argumentative that they didn't have to do this before and that it is not fair. Part of managing a classroom is making sure the classroom is a safe environment for student learning. 

We, as teachers cannot allow our students to run amok because then it reflects on the teacher's record more than on the students' records. Maintaining control and consistency can be very difficult for teachers when comes to management because we want to be liked by our students so we don't want to be to strict but then if we are to easy our students will walk all over us. We need to maintain the professional relationship with our students no matter how well we know them in and out of the classroom.