Classroom Management Plan

Classroom management, the scariest aspect of teaching in the eyes of many

teachers; yet I feel prepared and excited to embark on this journey and test my theories in

a real classroom. Classroom managements means the way in which a classroom is set up;

including, but not limited to, the physical set-up, the rules and guidelines, the teacher

personality, and the consequences of rule breaking or misbehavior. In my opinion, the

classroom is meant to be fun but have very specific strong guidelines that have

consequences when those lines are crossed.

My personality is an odd mixture of strict and easy going. I know how to have a

good time, but I also expect rules to be followed. I grew up in the belief that rules are

there to protect and train you. They protect you by cutting out the possibility of not only

physical danger but also mental abuse by other students and teachers. Rules train you by

preparing you for the real world; at some point all these students will enter the real world

where when rules are broken the consequences are much more severe than a slap on the

hand and a detention. My personality meshes well with an open light-hearted classroom

where students will be accepted and helped as much as they need. I have been trained for

two years in being open and accepting of students by being an RA in my residence hall

on campus.

My experience as an RA has also helped shape my ideas of discipline. We are

taught to follow through no matter what; if you threaten a punishment to residents and

then don’t follow through on that punishment then you have lost all control over your

floor. The residents know what they can walk over an RA and they will not hesitate to do

so if they feel ...

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... think that it is important to remind the

student what rules they broke, whether those are school wide rules or classroom rules, so

that they may have something to refer back to and help them know that what they did was

wrong. Albert also tells us to teacher time-out or a student time-out. This will facilitate

the tempers cooling down so that when the misbehavior is confronted it is done with a

cool temper and reason.

So although classroom management is one of the hardest aspects of teaching, I

believe that I am ready to test out my theories on the real classroom to see how they work

out. I believe that a fun classroom with strict guidelines and specific punishments when

those lines are crossed is the best way to manage your classroom. The guidelines (i.e.

rules) for each classroom should reflect the attitudes of the teacher and classroom.