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classroom management tips for field work/student teaching?

by Macky

Sep 5, 2011

I am a 21 year old male currently pursuing a degree in childhood education with a concentration in history. I have a recurring problem of not being able to get the the attention/respect of the classrooms i observe/work in. I feel as though the students take advantage of my "youngness". Also i am rather calm and easy going in nature and feel uncomfortable raising my voice. Is there anything i can do to combat this problem?

Sara On 9/05/11, Macky wrote: > I am a 21 year old male currently pursuing a degree in > childhood education with a concentration in history. I have > a recurring problem of not being able to get the the > attention/respect of the classrooms i observe/work in. I > feel as though the students take advantage of my > "youngness". Also i a...See MoreOn 9/05/11, Macky wrote: > I am a 21 year old male currently pursuing a degree in > childhood education with a concentration in history. I have > a recurring problem of not being able to get the the > attention/respect of the classrooms i observe/work in. I > feel as though the students take advantage of my > "youngness". Also i am rather calm and easy going in nature > and feel uncomfortable raising my voice. Is there anything > i can do to combat this problem?

Some of us need to adopt a 'teaching persona' - I'm actually rather quiet and shy but if I acted my real quiet and shy self in front of a classroom, I'd never gain control of it. So in front of the classroom I put on a teaching persona - I become quite the diva, taking charge, doling out quips - nothing like my real self.

You shouldn't have to raise your voice - there are many other ways to get the attention of a class. What does your mentor teacher do? Try to observe in other classrooms as well. My mentor teacher lowers, not raised his voice, and would say "Clap twice if you can hear me." Then again very quickly 'Clap twice if you can hear me" then "Clap three times if you can hear me."

With each of those, more kids responded. Walk briskly in the classroom, a smile is fine but you have to show some energy. Some people flick the lights. I stand in front of the room with my arms folded and an increasing look of annoyance on my face to settle them. I will even tap my foot, and then start to look down at the floor. The 'good kids' notice and shush the others.

It's not your 'youngness' they're taking advantage of - it's your 'newness', your inexperience. Every good teacher needs to learn what works for them. If I screamed at kids, they'd look at me as if I'm nuts. Screaming isn't my karma - it doesn't work for me. It can work for some teachers but not me - nor does yelling work for me but it works for my next door colleague very well. He booms his voice and they all settle down. My mentor claps. My other next door neighbor literally puts her head down on her arms (but the kids think she's nuts and so do I but it works)

Faces. They don't teach us faces in ed classes but exaggerated faces can be very effective.

Sep 5, 2011

Macky On 9/05/11, Sara wrote: > On 9/05/11, Macky wrote: >> I am a 21 year old male currently pursuing a degree in >> childhood education with a concentration in history. I have >> a recurring problem of not being able to get the the >> attention/respect of the classrooms i observe/work in. I >> feel as though the student...See MoreOn 9/05/11, Sara wrote: > On 9/05/11, Macky wrote: >> I am a 21 year old male currently pursuing a degree in >> childhood education with a concentration in history. I have >> a recurring problem of not being able to get the the >> attention/respect of the classrooms i observe/work in. I >> feel as though the students take advantage of my >> "youngness". Also i am rather calm and easy going in nature >> and feel uncomfortable raising my voice. Is there anything >> i can do to combat this problem? > > > Some of us need to adopt a 'teaching persona' - I'm actually > rather quiet and shy but if I acted my real quiet and shy self > in front of a classroom, I'd never gain control of it. So in > front of the classroom I put on a teaching persona - I become > quite the diva, taking charge, doling out quips - nothing like > my real self. > > You shouldn't have to raise your voice - there are many other > ways to get the attention of a class. What does your mentor > teacher do? Try to observe in other classrooms as well. My > mentor teacher lowers, not raised his voice, and would say > "Clap twice if you can hear me." Then again very quickly 'Clap > twice if you can hear me" then "Clap three times if you can > hear me." > > With each of those, more kids responded. Walk briskly in the > classroom, a smile is fine but you have to show some energy. > Some people flick the lights. I stand in front of the room with > my arms folded and an increasing look of annoyance on my face > to settle them. I will even tap my foot, and then start to look > down at the floor. The 'good kids' notice and shush the others. > > It's not your 'youngness' they're taking advantage of - it's > your 'newness', your inexperience. Every good teacher needs to > learn what works for them. If I screamed at kids, they'd look > at me as if I'm nuts. Screaming isn't my karma - it doesn't > work for me. It can work for some teachers but not me - nor > does yelling work for me but it works for my next door > colleague very well. He booms his voice and they all settle > down. My mentor claps. My other next door neighbor literally > puts her head down on her arms (but the kids think she's nuts > and so do I but it works) > > Faces. They don't teach us faces in ed classes but exaggerated > faces can be very effective.

Wow, this is great. thank you.

Sep 7, 2011

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