Classroom Management Philosophy 1

Cynthia Guillen

California State University, Chico

EDTE 265

Dr. David L Teja

April 17, 2023

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One of the most important steps I want to take towards establishing rules and

expectations is the following. I'll make sure I build a connection with students so that they don't

feel like I'm attacking them. Instead i will prioritize building a connection where the students feel

like i truly want to help them and want what is best for them,

“Don't accuse the child of anything. Act as if you do care, even if you have the opposite

feeling at that moment. The student will usually become disarmed because she might be

expecting you to be angry and confrontational.” (2014, paragraph 11)

Making a child feel scared of you isn't what will help them correct their behavior and after

observations i have noticed that it causes more defiance and causes the children to feel more

anger and hatred towards the instructor. I think when a student feels cared about they will let

their guard down a little and build empathy towards the teacher and other students.

Another important step is Allowing students to give their input on the class rules. I would

like to allow the students to do things like create class rules which will help them feel like they

have a sense of place and a voice in my classroom. Doing things like allowing them to self

assess/reflect. I would like to create a comfortable environment where students are able to voice

their concerns and come together as a community to come up with what will best benefit the

classroom environment.

I think another important step to take is maintaining consistency with rules and expected

behavior. I would set a day at the beginning of the year to practice my expected behaviors, as we

go through these behaviors I would also let them know why these behaviors and rules are

important and how they maintain our classroom safe and productive. I think it's important to not

just tell the students “no” but give them a talk on why we do what we do so that they don't only
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memorize the no but instead learn to understand cause and effect and how our actions affect our

outcomes.

“Effective communication at any grade level means clearly posting your expectations and

verbalizing them over and over again” (Fitch, paragraph 3)

It is important to keep rules consistent and have frequent reminders of these rules. Making sure

that we don't expect the students to memorize everything and then get upset when they have

questions they genuinely didn't know or remember. Making sure that rules are always accessible

is a great way to make sure students have this reference they can look back on which gets rid of

excuses as well.

In conclusion I think the best way to make sure you establish good classroom

expectations and rules is to make sure you provide an environment for students to feel like they

matter and what they are doing matters. Making sure that everything you do is thinking about

what best benefits the students. Making sure your classroom environment feels safe and

welcoming. I think it's important to build empathy in classrooms and to maintain that security

within the classroom using consistency.

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References

Alber, R. (2015, August 21). 5 quick classroom-management tips for novice teachers.

Edutopia. Retrieved April 23, 2023, from https://www.edutopia.org/blog/classroom-

management-tips-novice-teachers-rebecca-alber

Ramapo for Children. (2014, September 4). September strategies to foster a successful

classroom community. Ramapo for Children. Retrieved April 23, 2023, from

https://ramapoforchildren.org/2014/09/04/september-strategies-to-foster-a-successful-

classroom-community/

The whole child approach to education. ASCD. (n.d.). Retrieved April 23, 2023, from

https://www.ascd.org/whole-child