The Wild Adventure

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NBT1-Task 1

A.Personal Philosophy
My personal philosophy for managing my diverse second grade classroom, has been created through past experiences, various theorists, and personal observations. One of the theorists that contributed to my philosophy is William Glasser. He defined the teacher's role as being a leader to the students rather being a “boss”(Glasser 1990). Before anything, as the leader, I will implement reasonable rules at the start of the school year. Having set rules, routines, and consequences beforehand, will reduce the chances of not knowing how to handle a bad situation. I strongly believe that each child is different and capable of being successful. They need a safe, fun, and challenging environment in which to learn and mature socially, intellectually, physically, and emotionally. To be an effective second grade teacher, classroom management should be what establishes a good foundation for all the students. It is my desire as an educator to help students meet their fullest potential in an atmosphere where there is trust.There are three elements that I believe important to make it work, (1) the teacher acting as a guide and not a boss, (2) allowing the students to create the assignements according to their interests, and (3) promoting respect for one another.

A1a. Self-management
In order to educate my second grade students to their potential, I will be using my self-management methods, skills, and strategies. I will be impleming goal setting, decising making, and self-evaluation. I believe that letting students make certain decisions, will help them explore their curiosity. The greatest benefit is achieved when the students have a role in forming the goals as they will feel more ownership and accountability...

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A3a. Managing misbehaviors
1. When a student is acting bad because he/she wants attention, my strategie will be to ignore the misbehavior when possible. Slowly but eventually the misbehavior should stop. Instead give attention to positive attention to the student. The student will eventually notice that he/she is getting attention when good behaviors are being done.
2. When a child feels hurt or not loved, he/she uses revenge to hurt others and feel good. For this, I will avoid punishement and instead talk to the student and show that he is loved. I will build a trusting relationship and convince the student that we all care for him/her. Punishing or retaliating would only make things worse. Staying positive and building a safe and trusting environment is key.

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