Do You Have a Bag of Tricks to Cope With Classroom Management Issues?

Just when things don't go according to plan, teachers become uneasy.

At first, teachers ask, "How will I cope?" Sometimes they have "What if's statements" like

"What if I can't control the class?" or "What if the problem continues?"

But that's just a really easy way of avoiding coping with the problem at hand.

Sometimes the answers to the classroom problems and issues we face are much easier than they look. A teacher makes an endless decisions every minute of the day. Many of these decisions happen on the spot and require quick responses.

Always have a bag of tricks for different classroom situations.

Successful teachers know which tricks best work for a whole class and individual students.

When students become challenging, these teachers use these tricks as "preventers" so their behavior do not interfere with the flow of the lesson.

So be on the lookout.

And have your bag of tricks ready.

A bag of tricks is not an option - it's a survival requirement for all teachers!

Here is an example of how you can use your bag of tricks -

A few minutes after the lesson begins, you notice Thomas is not calm and is bothering a student.

Immediately, you can...

Direct him to a place near you.
Give him a task that he can do.
Give some kind of positive reinforcement.
Once he's settled, you can then turn your attention to the class and say: "Thomas is getting the hang of it now. He looks much better, doesn't he?"

You'd be surprised how these small tricks help keep a steady flow with no confrontations or discipline problems.

So where's your bag of tricks?

Don't leave home without one!

A few tricks can go a LONG way.

Try it!

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