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Making deals with students is not effective teaching. It teaches students that when they grow up, everything will be negotiable, and they will take no responsibility for their actions or work. (You may find some of the examples in the article silly and funny, but they are all actual "deals" that have been observed in classrooms.)
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Sep 4, 2016

How to implement culture of consistency for student learning

Aug 30, 2016

Successful businesses, sports teams, the military, even Broadway shows—they all have a culture of consistency. So why not our schools?

Read the article linked below to see what it looks like and the specific steps you can take to establish a culture of consistency in your classroom.

How to Have Successful First Days of School

Aug 29, 2016

Successful first days of school are easily attainable. (Click below to access the article full of tips for the early part of a successful school year.)

The Key to Solving Discipline Problems

Aug 28, 2016

One of the most important articles you will read during this school year, this timeless and popular piece is better read now than later. (Click below to access the article.)

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How To Start Class Every Day

Aug 26, 2016

A study showed that in the classroom where the teacher greeted the students at the door, there was an increase in student engagement from 45 percent to 72 percent. How it's done makes a difference.

Read the linked article by Harry and Rosemary Wong to learn simple and enjoyable techniques for starting class every day.

10 Tools for Success on the First Days of School

Aug 25, 2016

The gurus of classroom management present 10 Tools for Success on the First Days of School. (Click below to access the article.)

Writing lines

by Daniel

Aug 2, 2016

Hello,

what do you think about writing lines for punishment. I mean writing a sentence 100-500 times in 2-5 days? It is very easy to set the lines, and very easy to check them if the lines and pages are numbered, but it takes a lot of time to complete them and it is very boring. It seems a good punishment to me.

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TKile On 8/02/16, Daniel wrote: > Hello, > > what do you think about writing lines for punishment. I mean > writing a sentence 100-500 times in 2-5 days? It is very > easy to set the lines, and very easy to check them if the > lines and pages are numbered, but it takes a lot of time to > complete them and it is very boring. It seems ...See More

Aug 16, 2016

3 Ways to Build a Relationship with Your New Students

Aug 3, 2015

There are three specific ways to build a relationship with your students...

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Marcus Session On 8/03/15, Teachers.Net Gazette wrote: > There are three specific ways to build a relationship with > your students... > This book I wrote covers a lot of this as well. It's currently being used by educators and is a wonderful tool.

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Aug 16, 2016

Controlling an Unruly Classroom

by Bo C

Aug 16, 2016

When you're teaching, you just want to focus on passing along what you know to your students. Unruly classes can get in the way of that, even if it's just one misbehaving student. It can be difficult for new teachers to find the right strategy for getting things under control, so we've put together some tips to help you take control of your classro...See More

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Marcus Session On 8/16/16, Bo C wrote: > When you're teaching, you just want to focus on passing > along what you know to your students. Unruly classes can > get in the way of that, even if it's just one misbehaving > student. It can be difficult for new teachers to find the > right strategy for getting things under control, so we've > put toget...See More

Aug 16, 2016

Writing Punishment / Suspensions / Parents

by LeAnn

Mar 26, 2015

I teach high school Math – mostly Algebra I – and recently had something interesting happen. One of my students – a freshman girl – was reading a magazine in class. I told her “I need you to put the magazine away.” She then tells me, “Well, I need you to shut the hell up.” Well, I was stunned because while this girl was certainly n...See More

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Daniel Writing punishment is oldfashioned but always works.

On 1/18/16, AM wrote: > Just so you know I am a parent not a teacher. My opinion? Feel > free to toss it. It served it's purpose and doesn't need to be > kept as a reminder for anyone, you are both moving forward and > that is the past now. > > We all parent differently...See MoreWriting punishment is oldfashioned but always works.

On 1/18/16, AM wrote: > Just so you know I am a parent not a teacher. My opinion? Feel > free to toss it. It served it's purpose and doesn't need to be > kept as a reminder for anyone, you are both moving forward and > that is the past now. > > We all parent differently and while I would not use for my > child that parent thought it would be effective for hers and > it seems to have worked. > > > On 3/26/15, LeAnn wrote: >> I teach high school Math – mostly Algebra I – and >> recently had something interesting happen. One of my >> students – a freshman girl – was reading a magazine in >> class. I told her “I need you to put the magazine away.” >> She then tells me, “Well, I need you to shut the hell up.” >> Well, I was stunned because while this girl was certainly >> no angel, she had never done anything even close to that >> serious before. Of course, I sent her out and she got a 3- >> day out of school suspension. Our Vice-Principal is pretty >> lax about a lot of stuff but he has zero tolerance for >> disrespect to teachers and staff. >> >> That night, I got an irate phone call from the girl’s >> mother. The basic complaint was that a 3-day suspension was >> an unreasonably severe punishment for reading a magazine in >> class. Apparently, she didn’t quite tell her mom the full >> story. It took me a while on the phone but I was finally >> able to get across to mom the full story of what her >> daughter had actually done. Mom assured me that she would >> speak to her daughter about that. >> >> Well, speak to her daughter she did and then some. >> Friday, she was back from her suspension and she came to >> see me before school. She not only presented me with a >> lengthy written apology but her mom had made her write, “I >> will not be disrespectful to my teacher again.” 1,000 times >> AND “I will not lie to my mother again.” 500 times. Suffice >> to say, I was totally stunned once again when she presented >> me with this huge packet of paper. I can’t even imagine how >> long it must have taken her to write all this. I’m not sure >> what I’m going to do with it, but I feel bad throwing it >> away after thinking about how hard she must have worked to >> finish it. >> >> I must say that I’ve never been a proponent of using >> writing as a punishment and I’m probably still not a >> proponent of it now. But I must say that this girl has been >> a perfect little angel ever since.

Jul 6, 2016

Alexander On 7/06/16, Daniel wrote: > Writing punishment is oldfashioned but always works. > > On 1/18/16, AM wrote: >> Just so you know I am a parent not a teacher. My opinion? Feel >> free to toss it. It served it's purpose and doesn't need to be >> kept as a reminder for anyone, you are both moving forward and >> that is t...See MoreOn 7/06/16, Daniel wrote: > Writing punishment is oldfashioned but always works. > > On 1/18/16, AM wrote: >> Just so you know I am a parent not a teacher. My opinion? Feel >> free to toss it. It served it's purpose and doesn't need to be >> kept as a reminder for anyone, you are both moving forward and >> that is the past now. >> >> We all parent differently and while I would not use for my >> child that parent thought it would be effective for hers and >> it seems to have worked. >> >> >> On 3/26/15, LeAnn wrote: >>> I teach high school Math – mostly Algebra I – and >>> recently had something interesting happen. One of my >>> students – a freshman girl – was reading a magazine in >>> class. I told her “I need you to put the magazine away.” >>> She then tells me, “Well, I need you to shut the hell up.” >>> Well, I was stunned because while this girl was certainly >>> no angel, she had never done anything even close to that >>> serious before. Of course, I sent her out and she got a 3- >>> day out of school suspension. Our Vice-Principal is pretty >>> lax about a lot of stuff but he has zero tolerance for >>> disrespect to teachers and staff. >>> >>> That night, I got an irate phone call from the girl’s >>> mother. The basic complaint was that a 3-day suspension was >>> an unreasonably severe punishment for reading a magazine in >>> class. Apparently, she didn’t quite tell her mom the full >>> story. It took me a while on the phone but I was finally >>> able to get across to mom the full story of what her >>> daughter had actually done. Mom assured me that she would >>> speak to her daughter about that. >>> >>> Well, speak to her daughter she did and then some. >>> Friday, she was back from her suspension and she came to >>> see me before school. She not only presented me with a >>> lengthy written apology but her mom had made her write, “I >>> will not be disrespectful to my teacher again.” 1,000 times >>> AND “I will not lie to my mother again.” 500 times. Suffice >>> to say, I was totally stunned once again when she presented >>> me with this huge packet of paper. I can’t even imagine how >>> long it must have taken her to write all this. I’m not sure >>> what I’m going to do with it, but I feel bad throwing it >>> away after thinking about how hard she must have worked to >>> finish it. >>> >>> I must say that I’ve never been a proponent of using >>> writing as a punishment and I’m probably still not a >>> proponent of it now. But I must say that this girl has been >>> a perfect little angel ever since.

Writing lines always works. It is boring, tedious, and frustrating to write the same sentence over and over again. The hand hurts from writing. One loses a lot of free time. One is reminded at the misbehaviour. One has to think at the teacher setting the punishment during writing feeling punished and humiliated. And the teacher has almost no work: It is easy to set a line, and easy to check them if the lines and pages are numbered. It is a perfect punishment.

Aug 1, 2016