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Classroom Management Philosophy

Lakin E Born

Grand Canyon University: SEC-510

September 30, 2020

Edited: September 25, 2021

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Classroom Management Philosophy

Classroom management is an important part of being an educator. Having proper classroom

management can help students with behavior, engagement, and motivation to learn (Jones, & Jones,

2016). My personal philosophy of classroom management begins with what I think about the students

that I am teaching. First, I believe that students should be taught some degree of self-control. I do not

believe that I should be in total control of the students. However, I do believe that there should be some

sort of discipline when rules are not followed. Next, I do not view students as lower than I am. I will treat

students as if they are adults and respect them if they also respect me. Now I will discuss my role as a

teacher. I see myself as a teacher that is more relaxed and fun, but also assertive when needed. I want

to let my students know that I trust them. I do not want to micromanage their every move in my

classroom within reason. However, I will be assertive and micromanage if my students show me that I

cannot trust them to be more independent. I believe that students should provide feedback on rules and

consequences that happen if those rules are broken. I think this helps the students fully understand

what is expected because they helped write the rules they follow. I will also add a few rules and

expectations if they do not already have them down. Lastly, managing the classroom by keeping

students engaged, motivated, and on topic. I want students to be rewarded when things have been

going well. This can include high test scores, overall good behavior, and perfect attendance. I believe

that rewards help with student motivation. I want to keep my lessons and activities fun and change of

the teaching method. This helps keep variety and allow the students to enjoy their lessons all while

learning. This keeps them engaged in what they are learning, instead of bored with the same type of

assignments (Lynch, 2017).

My home life, my academic background, and social experiences have shaped my classroom

management philosophy tremendously. I want my students to feel safe and like they are at home in my
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classroom. I want any student regardless of what their personal home life is and know that they are safe

and always welcome. I want my students to feel loved and supported not bullied and micromanaged.

Most of my view are from my experiences when I was in high school. I base the way I want to teach on

the ways that some of my favorite teachers taught me and eventually made me fall in love with learning.

One of my biggest inspirations was my high school chemistry teacher. She made me fall in love with

science and it motivated me to become a high school science teacher.

Benefits of effective classroom management

Having effective classroom management can be beneficial in many ways for both the students

and the teacher. First, is helps create a safe and orderly environment. Having a safe, well organized

environment will help students have higher success rates. They will have an increased understanding of

the material being taught. It also promoted positive social and emotional growth. Lastly, it also helps

keep the students’ behaviors positive. It decreases negative behavior and increases classroom

engagement (Kratochwill, DeRoos, & Blair, 2010). Classroom variables such as class size, environment,

and discipline all have an affect on student behavior and learning. These classroom variables have a

direct affect on the behaviors and academic success of students. It has been studied that students

learning in more positive environments have higher academic achievement and overall, more positive

behaviors. Where students in negative or hostile environments have lover academic achievement and

overall, more negative behaviors. The same goes for class size. Smaller class sizes see more positive

results that much larger class sizes do (O’Brennan, Bradshaw, & Furlong, 2014).

Technology and Classroom management

I believe that technology should play an important role in the classroom management. Especially

since students are exposed to and are using technology on a day to day. Cell phones for example, many

students have them so why not utilize them for learning. Create lessons that allow student to use their
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phones for the assignment. Students in my district each have a chrome book to utilize. I will use the

chrome books to implement fun games and simulations to help keep students engaged in the lesson and

to help them visualize. A lot of time using technology gets student excited and engaged in the lesson

more than what a simple textbook would do. Using simulations, educational games, and even watching

videos will help a student learn. These may also help many students better than a lecture or reading

chapters would do. The concept is the same for both face to face and virtual settings (Watson, n.d.).
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References

Jones, V., & Jones, L. (2016) Comprehensive classroom management: Creating communities of support

and solving problems (11th e.d.). United States: Pearson.

Kratochwill, T. R., DeRoos, R., & Blair, S. (2010) Classroom management module. Retrieved from

https://www.apa.org/education/k12/modules-classroom-management

Lynch, M. (2017) How to write your philosophy of classroom management and classroom management

plan. Retrieved from https://www.theedadvocate.org/writing-a-philosophy-of-classroom-

management-and-classroom-management-plan/

O’Brennan, L. M., Bradshaw, C. P., & Furlong, M. J. (2014) Influence of classroom and school climate on

teacher perceptions of student problem behavior. School Mental Health, 6(2), 125-136.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4204794/

Watson, A. (n.d.) Technology and classroom management. Retrieved from

https://thecornerstoneforteachers.com/tech-classroom-management/