tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post1188720666959632949..comments2024-03-14T13:50:26.981-04:00Comments on Chaz's School Daze: Classroom Management 101Chazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09964739497720364749noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-4137116357597651992015-04-16T23:05:32.725-04:002015-04-16T23:05:32.725-04:00You have one problem with your classroom managemen...You have one problem with your classroom management strategies. They only work when the students care about their grades. I've used all of your methods, but they are certainly not always effective. If you have a class of students who don't care or who come one day but out the next and are failing anyway, are they going to care that you are calling on them. They will just say "I don't know." Also, many parents are ineffective so phone calls only work about 10 percent of the time, I've noticed. Your classroom management techniques, although good, are not effective for low function unmotivated and defiant students. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-67161380225540887772013-04-11T07:32:44.690-04:002013-04-11T07:32:44.690-04:00The recent news Pix11, 4/11/13 Thursday focused my...The recent news Pix11, 4/11/13 Thursday focused my attention to the fact that a Teacher , named Riley was reassigned after being allegedly raping a teenage student. There are many incidences that white teachers are reassigned for horrific crimes. My only crime was I was not able to defend myself from the initial orchestration of unscrupulous, unprincipled principal who wanted to ruin my 20 year career, years of dedication, multiple student loans, and many hours sacrificed from my own family because she stated i fail to plan. Wow. Failed to plan. The principal Ms. Mann at Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom HS orchestrated my failure combined with a judicial system with no checks and balances, misrepresentation by union lawyers working in concert to dismiss me because they wanted to save on their budget and other issues. I have substantiated proof. My lawyer his name, the names of all parties involved, and all those who attended the hearing and their testimonies I am going to formally put them on the internet for the review of all publically and let you decide if I am telling the truth. They knew I was telling the truth. I was told that didn't matter. Coming soon and I will announce where you can find and read the unedited entire transcripts. It is a large task so please be patient.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-23853844548881029072013-03-27T11:48:20.165-04:002013-03-27T11:48:20.165-04:00As an ATR, which I am, it is almost impossible for...As an ATR, which I am, it is almost impossible for the kids to view you as a 'real teacher' when they know you are only there the period, the day or the week at the most. Even principals, APs, and other teachers view you as 'just a sub' and this perception translates to how the kids view you. <br /><br />I honestly do not feel the ATR situation will ever go away b/c you read nothing about it in the union newspaper. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-73380482570896727362013-03-26T19:25:10.596-04:002013-03-26T19:25:10.596-04:00Anon 2:59
You are correct. This is more about t...Anon 2:59<br /><br /><br />You are correct. This is more about teachers who have long-term positions and need advice. As an ATR I do know that it is difficult if you are a day-to-day sub.<br /><br />JD2715: <br /><br />Thanks. I do agree that an teacher mentor is an excellent idea for teachers who struggle with classroom management issues.Chazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09964739497720364749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-29436696485635248822013-03-26T14:59:56.381-04:002013-03-26T14:59:56.381-04:00You do make good suggestions; however, with all du...You do make good suggestions; however, with all due respect for your advice, this classroom management 101 is good if you have a long term assignment, not a day to day or even a week to week. It also depends on the level - elementary, middle or high school. Each level brings it's own behavioral demands.<br /><br />Where a teacher begins in the school year, with the same class, day in and day out, holds much weight in the way students respond to the teacher's "authority," especially if the students have become used to seeing Subs or ATRs for more than a month straight. Even teachers with more than, oh let's say 10 years experience, will have a difficult time. Of course, students with higher respect for learning will respond more appropriately and attentively. Also, student age doesn't really matter. A 6 year old can be just as defiant as a 16 year old, just in a different way.<br /><br />On calls to the parents: getting a working number isn't easy. Will the office help or simply direct you to a bunch of blue cards that may or may not be updated? However, making those calls will help to relieve the stress of the day, if nothing else. Dialing *67 before the call (either landline or cell phone) will restrict one's number, allowing the teacher to make these calls on a private phone (if the teacher doesn't mind using his/her own phone). The teacher must remember, if a call home is stated, the teacher MUST follow through, unless the teacher won't be seeing the kid again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-76229492221032788292013-03-26T13:59:33.890-04:002013-03-26T13:59:33.890-04:00Solid advice for a new teacher. I would add - you ...Solid advice for a new teacher. I would add - you will not get all of this right at once - find someone who will work with you (sometimes, but not often, an official mentor, more often just a decent colleague), to help you focus on those things you can/should adjust first.<br /><br />This is a hard job, and the beginning can be challenging... and the abuse in today's atmosphere stinks... but in the long run it is wonderful to watch kids learn, to help them learn, and worth the initial effort/agony.<br /><br />JonathanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-69533341500541906322013-03-26T13:36:04.353-04:002013-03-26T13:36:04.353-04:00Anon: 10:20
Right you are about the Administratio...Anon: 10:20<br /><br />Right you are about the Administration. My last school I was in for the 2011-12 school year there was no Administrative support and the hallways were noisy and chaotic. The result was that the unruly students did as the pleased and made classroom control very difficultChazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09964739497720364749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-26393689079173695952013-03-25T22:20:52.680-04:002013-03-25T22:20:52.680-04:00The most important part of good classroom manageme...The most important part of good classroom management is to have a principal and administration that has your back. Kids in every school complain to administration about their teachers and how the principal handles it can dictate how the kids perceive you. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-58963656334362959882013-03-25T19:33:50.676-04:002013-03-25T19:33:50.676-04:00Nice job on how to manage a classroom but the stud...Nice job on how to manage a classroom but the student-teacher interaction is more complex than how you portray it. However, it is a good beginning and the less experienced teachers should follow it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-35886924372524605152013-03-25T17:12:01.097-04:002013-03-25T17:12:01.097-04:00Most important become a supervisor and you will no...Most important become a supervisor and you will not have to put up with any of it. Thats what many of the new teachers become. They know they would be U rated teachers so they become supervisors. With little if any teaching experience they can come into your classroom and rate you. This is something that needs to be addresed by the union. But Michael Mulgrew will not due it. And why should he care. He does not teach. He does not care. To busy pulling counting his money for doing nothing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com