Classroom Management Update…
March 4, 2009 tg1138block
Describe: This week at AHS I was a little disturbed by a couple of thing that I have observes. First, I was surprised to find that all the coaches left girl in the locker room unsupervised for over 25 minutes. Secondly, I went and observed a chemistry class, and the teacher lacked a signal to grab students attention. However, he did have his classroom rules posted and there were only 3-5 as well as he had consequences posted. I thought other than his ineffectiveness for a signal, his classroom management skills were good.
Analyze: I think that the coaches should be more careful about leaving the athletes in the locker room unsupervised because they are held liable for those students. If something were to happen to one of their students they could get sued for negligence. As for the biology teacher, I think that he was just a little to inconsistent for the kids to take him seriously when it came to grabbing their attention. He did not have a signal rehearsed so the students don’t take it seriously.
Reflection: I think that experiencing these two different errors in classroom management I have come closer to meeting my goal. I now know that I need a signal to get the attention of my students and athletes. I know that I need to work on this because with my volleyball team I become flustered when I am explaining something and they are talking or not paying attention. I am going to work on my signal for getting attention. Last but not least, I hope that experiencing the horrible incident of the unsupervision of students that I never put myself in a situation where anybody could suspect I was being negligent. I think that most of all it was a miscommunication amongst the coaches, and I hope to remember this when I become a high school or middle school coach.
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1. jb50block&hellip | March 7, 2009 at 2:07 pm
Tara, you have discovered a very important lesson this week. We teachers are responsible for our students’ well-being. Society / parents have entrusted us with their most precious possession – their children. (maybe possession isn’t the best word here, but you get the point). Children are very important, and we teachers must demonstrate basic care when working with them. Good insights. NB