Chapter 3: Classroom Behavior

In the third chapter, Veronica made a good point by saying "If a teacher shows that they're scared of the students, the students are going to try to take control."(36) In high school or middle school when our class had a substitute teacher, as soon as all of the students noticed that the teacher was not there to discipline the students, they did not care whether or not their work was finished by the end of the class or not. If you want control from the classroom you need to have it from the start. Like for example if you are a substitute, you should tell them exactly what they are supposed to do, and the consequences if they decide not to finish their work. Which is what was told further in this chapter, "Let students know your plan for the class."(38) Most students like walking in and being told what is going to happen during that class. I found that in the classroom that I observed in the middle school this was very successful. The science teacher I observed started every class with a daily agenda, explaining when and what they were doing.