tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post8422474332402028959..comments2024-03-13T21:26:03.011-07:00Comments on Right on the Left Coast: Views From a Conservative Teacher: Classroom ManagementDarrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-32168321701135585492013-12-23T22:39:14.348-08:002013-12-23T22:39:14.348-08:00Thanks for elucidating, Darren. Thanks for elucidating, Darren. PeggyUnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-41533871608825425822013-12-22T22:23:51.741-08:002013-12-22T22:23:51.741-08:00I SO agree with number 4 ... letting the kid who t...I SO agree with number 4 ... letting the kid who takes a little bit longer to answer a question, while acknowledging the one who knew the answer immediately ... great technique. The smarter, quicker kid gets kudos while the slower one who might never get his/her hand up again gets the prize. Winners all around, and you make the classroom a safe place. I always try to call on the kid who has never raised the hand, until now ...maxutilshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11294262473781967372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-14747409633397170012013-12-22T12:39:29.476-08:002013-12-22T12:39:29.476-08:00It would take forever to type it all, but here are...It would take forever to type it all, but here are a few of the tidbits:<br />1) Use concrete, kinesthetic language, simultaneously telling students what you want them to do and what you want them *not* to do.<br />2) The word "without" is very powerful.<br />"Please take out your books without talking" encompasses the above two suggestions. "Take out your books" and "be quiet" do not.<br />3) Momentum is key. Don't let kids get you off your stride. Breaks in momentum give students an opportunity to misbehave.<br />4) Focus on the behavior you want, not bad behavior; e.g. if someone calls out an answer, without even missing a beat you look to the other side of the room and say "I appreciate that everyone over here (absolutely do *not* identify one particular child in this instance) is raising their hands without calling out" and then keep on going with what you're doing.<br />5) The 2-minute gift. Perhaps I'll do an entire post on the 2-minute gift some time. It worked extremely well when I taught jr. high school.<br />Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-78697987189098501492013-12-22T08:02:04.474-08:002013-12-22T08:02:04.474-08:00I'd like to hear more about the consultant'...I'd like to hear more about the consultant's lessons you mentioned. <br /><br />At some of the schools I work at, the kids are pretty much allowed to run the school. They see no need to listen to just about any adult, teacher or otherwise...nekonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-20532502851124808082013-12-19T19:39:50.361-08:002013-12-19T19:39:50.361-08:00allen .. in the free market, talent would be recog...allen .. in the free market, talent would be recognized. Going through the college system to get my credential, sucked. I learned virtually nothing. Classroom management is entirely about one's personality. Some teachers are more strict, some aren't (me). The one thing you can't do is try to be someone you aren't ... the kids will sense it and a buse it.<br />maxutilshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11294262473781967372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-3735882803387568482013-12-19T13:19:07.918-08:002013-12-19T13:19:07.918-08:00Be interesting to know what teacher certification ...Be interesting to know what teacher certification would look like in a free market. Probably an uneven split between classroom management techniques and content knowledge I'm guessing but who knows? The demands of the free market result in sometimes unexpected requirements to which the competent adapt and the brilliant anticipate.allen (in Michigan)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-69235722061522562452013-12-18T13:34:23.384-08:002013-12-18T13:34:23.384-08:00So, Darren, what classroom techniques do you find ...So, Darren, what classroom techniques do you find work for you?<br />pseudotsuganoreply@blogger.com