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By: #MsSunFun: Classroom Management « Algebrainiac

#MsSunFun: Classroom Management « Algebrainiac — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 19:30:33 +0000

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By: Soft Skill #2 – All About The Individual | mrmillermath

Soft Skill #2 – All About The Individual | mrmillermath — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 23:13:21 +0000

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By: dy/dan » Blog Archive » ID104: Objective Stacked Bars

dy/dan » Blog Archive » ID104: Objective Stacked Bars — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 04:38:59 +0000

[…] Intelligences Test for Kids For those still keeping track, my class management breaks down 90% standing at the door and 90% call-and-response. Yes, I teach your children math. [back]It seems almost insane to me now […]

By: Rick

Rick — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 00:43:59 +0000

It’s important to spend time with kids talking about non-academic things, even if it’s only for a few minutes a day. As always, good stuff here, Dan.

By: Angus

Angus — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 16:04:15 +0000

It lets them know that you are a human, and that you see them as human. Many teachers are NOT human in the eyes of middle years students. I think there needs to be a connection that extends beyond the classroom hours. I personally like to play some football or basketball with them on the playground or just go and join in on one of their conversations. They love to tell teachers about their lives and loves…

By: dan

dan — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 03:39:28 +0000

It's a scary step, taking this path that you've been on and that I'm dabbling with this year, crediting your students in advance for the knowledge of what the class needs to be great as well as the motivation to make it happen. That's a lot of credit, but they seem to respond, particularly if you keep your positive expectation consistent. This is really strange territory.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 12:58:37 +0000

At this point, my high school kids know how to behave in a classroom, so all I put on my syllabus thing is “The usual rules apply.”

I used to have selections from Ben Franklin’s 13 virtues up on my wall, but I had to take them down for the summer and have forgotten to replace them.

Order: Let all your things have their places; let each part of your business have its time.

Resolution: Resolve to perform what you ought; perform without fail what you resolve.

Frugality: Make no expense but to do good to others or yourself; i.e., waste nothing.

Industry: Lose no time; be always employed in something useful; cut off all unnecessary actions.

Cleanliness: Tolerate no uncleanliness in body, cloths, or habitation.

Tranquility: Be not disturbed at trifles, or at accidents common or unavoidable.

Silence: Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself; avoid trifling conversation.

Sincerity: Use no hurtful deceit; think innocently and justly, and, if you speak, speak accordingly.

Justice: Wrong none by doing injuries, or omitting the benefits that are your duty.

By: Chris Prout

Chris Prout — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 01:57:23 +0000

I started doing this last year in my fifth grade class. It seemed to make the start of the school day less chaotic. In fact most of the days that started poorly I could track back to not being there in the morning. This year all of the teachers in our building (grades 4-6) are stationed at the door as the students come in. I find that you have to greet every student that comes your way (There’s only three classrooms along both sides of one hallway. My classroom is in the middle). Its great for maintaining connections with last year’s class and establishing relationships with the current students. Also, I find that I have fewer discipline problems than other teachers.
Keep up the thought provoking posts!