After passing your classroom management class in college, did you notice that what you learned did not totally prepare you to handle a classroom full of students? What do you do when a student simply refuses to work, or worse, what do you do when a student will not comply with a direct command from you as the teacher? Do you frequently get mad at, or even begin to despise, students because of their attitudes or bad behavior? If you are a new teacher and you experience these problems, bring your stories about difficult students to this presentation I will help you find a way to lower your stress level and still make sure that the students in your class are accountable.
This presentation will focus on a discipline strategy that is not taught in classroom management classes. It helps me work with students who like to push the classroom rules to the limit and those students who attempt to show teachers just how powerful and independent they are. I will talk about a list of things I wish I would have known during my first few years of teaching. I will answer such questions as: How do I make students accountable for their conduct without alienating them? How do I avoid power struggles with students? How can I discipline a students without disliking them? This strategies will work for high school and junior high students. It could also be adapted to meet the needs of an elementary classroom.
