EDUC 308- Classroom Management

  Blog #2 Garrett's (2008) article suggests that the philosophy we adopt in our teaching should align with the philosophy we embrace in our management - but, many teachers who believe in student-centered learning struggle to give up teacher-centered management. What do you think about Garrett's premise? Why do you think teachers struggle with this? I absolutely agree with Garrett's philosophy that our teaching style should align with our management philosophies. The answer is simple, students need consistency. For example, the article examined three different teachers. Two used student centered management with student led learning, while the third, Mike, used teacher led management with student led learning. While it is proven that it is possible to intermix your management and teaching style, it is questioned whether or not this comes with a cost. One thing that Mike's classroom gained was increased time for academic learning. However, it lost the social-emotional lear...

  Classroom Management 101 Going into this course, I felt like classroom management was very self explanatory and was not something I poured a lot of thought into. Being someone who is intrinsically motivated to follow the rules regardless, I never considered those who do not have the same drive to do so. I always knew I would implement rules within my classroom and assumed they would be the same guidelines that students encountered in every other class. However, now that I am developing deeper thoughts surrounding the subject, I have a few things that have been both reassured and built on. For starters, I've learned the value in allowing students to play a role in dictating their own classroom policies. Not only does this give them an environment they feel like they contributed to, but it also gives them incentive to abide by the rules they created. In addition to this, a variety of great opportunities for leadership roles, relationship building, communication practice, and in som...