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What should I do?
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dwaikat
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What should I do?
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Hi there,
I �d like to ask about the best way to deal with school students inside the classroom! Sometimes, they get really bad grades and show disrespect to some teachers:S
Should I punish them since I tried to encourage them first?
Waiting to hear from anyone who can help! |
13 Nov 2009
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_babz
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when I first started teaching....I was so nice.
and even at the beginning of the year, I was really nice....I allowed many things to go by, that I shouldn �t.
I strongly suggest that you don �t do like me...otherwise you end up chanelling your anger in your personal life...that �s what happened to me..
for the last month and half....I �ve changed. And I believe most teachers eventually change.
I now tell my students: I might be friendly, but I �m not your friend. I �m cool, I joke a lot, we play games, but when it �s time to work, you work, and you show respect. Otherwise there is hell to pay.
I just gave 2 detentions today. I started the class: ´Hello class. In my other group, 2 students were excited and got in trouble, so I expect you to be on your best group.´ Did they listen. No.
Rather than take this warning, the group that got my 1 minute speech acted just as bad. Friday the 13th..who knows..anyways.........3 hours of detention should do the trick. |
13 Nov 2009
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zailda
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Most of students at my school - who don �t know me very well - are afraid of me. They tell their teachers that I look very strict and once a new teacher used to tell her students that if they didn �t behavior very well she would give me the class. Abusive, huh?
But in fact I �m not that strict. I believe that rules are to be followed and not to be questioned and everything has the right time to be done. I don �t deviate the class objective talking, telling stories or anything, but I include everything I feel they would like to talk about in my lessons.
I use everything they say (or try to) during my classes steps, so they are very attemptive and have lots of fun trying to identify the situations from which I took the examples or the topics.
I also include some nonsense and funny questions or topics, so the class normally is fun and they do enjoy it. I also use situations that happen during class, turning them into part of the explanation, examples or topics for conversation and/or debates.
In the first minutes of classes they come for 2 or 3 minutes of chatting, and then the class starts. If a student has an inappropriate behavior I just make a gesture to make him understand that he has to stay in class to talk to me before leaving.
I don �t give a lecture but ask some questions:
- Is your behavior appropriate?
- Does it help you or the others learn?
- What will you do about it?
- What can I expect from now on?
- Do we have a deal?
Normally it solves the problem, if it doesn �t, I just call his parents and they talk to him. And in 99% of the cases I never have problems with the same student again. In 1% of the cases I ask parents to come to school and bring the kid. So we discuss the matter and it �s solved anyway.
Normally what works is:
- They respect me because I also respect them. I have never screamed or called them names.
- They deal with deadlines because I never do anything with delay;
- They always keep their promises because I always do exactly what I tell I �ll do;
- They don �t mess up classes because they know I will always help them;
- They pay attention because they know I won �t give them the fish, they have to learn how to fish;
- They enjoy the classes because I pay particular attention to every student and prepare classes using what they like;
- The classes are "student-centered" so they have to participate most of the time (equally) and have just very few time left to fool around or to talk about extra-class subjects.
Out of the classroom or out of the school we talk friendly, tell jokes and gossip a little bit.
If I see a student is different than usual (sad, distant, bored, etc... ) I �ll also ask to talk to him after class to see what is happening. If they miss a class I �ll contact them to see what happened and if I can help in some way.
It works. At least for me.
Hope it helps!
Have a good weekend.
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13 Nov 2009
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Olindalima ( F )
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Hi Zailda
Thank you for your super nice, friendly and objective answer. I wouldn �t explain the same thing with more suitable words. That �s it.
Love, friendship and.... obviously... work
This is your best sentence:
" They deal with deadlines because I never do anything with delay"
If they have work to do, they have to do it; if a teacher goes to a class and doesn �t know what to do or, if by any chance, some kind of "disaster" happens, then we do have lots of trouble, coming back to the point of the class.
So, a fair, tender relationship and lots of objective work... I would say _ it usually works.
Thanks, Zailda
linda
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14 Nov 2009
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meuge
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Zailda.... wise words...
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14 Nov 2009
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lamyaa
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that �s perfect zailda ,
as for me i try to befrend my students by being kind n helpful ..Ss can sense the teacher and they know if u really love them and care about them, it mkes a difference ..sometimes my colleagues re surprised that my supersize boys are so benign when i am in the class:)) coz most of the othe teacers just shout at Ss all the time ...i dont ...my advice is try to knowur students then u �d know wh they act in cetain ways n u can gain their respect if u show hem u can solve problems for them or help in any way |
14 Nov 2009
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alkwassir
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Add to what is mentioned, I �d like to show some interesting facts for being a good teacher and gaining respect and success of your learner.
Please refer to this page where it is quoted:
Best Wishes
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14 Nov 2009
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