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I am working in a job share situation this year. My partner teacher and I have different styles when it comes to behavior management. I prefer to get right down to business, and I really have a hard time with chit-chat after I've asked them to work silently.

I'll usually say something like "Please get ready to work silently. If you need to move to a different spot in the room, you may." (I'm trying to instill some judgement and self-control in them without ME having to be the bad guy who does all the moving.) A select few will actually change their seat. The rest basically sit there and pretend as if I never said anything!

I can think of various different systems that involve points and rewards, which may be what it takes for now. The problem is that if the particular students are not motivated by the reward, they really choose not to help the class towards the goal. This has been a frustration since I started teaching seven years ago. I still have not figured out a...See More
Prof. Howard Seeman On 12/03/10, Jackie Bladow wrote: > I am working in a job share situation this year. My partner > teacher and I have different styles when it comes to > behavior management. I prefer to get right down to > business, and I really have a hard time with chit-chat > after I've asked them to work silently. > > I'll usually say somet...See More
Dec 3, 2010


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