Classroom Management Philosophy 1

Alize Ruiz

California State University, Chico

EDTE 265

November 12, 2023

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Every classroom needs to have all rules, guidelines, and expectations demonstrated

properly and clearly on the first day of school. Classroom expectations such as where the

students should be putting belongings, homework, papers and much more should be stated

clearly and shown exactly how I expect my students to do their morning routine. Rules like how

to ask questions and when to ask questions is important to go over so my students know from the

very beginning what rules I have so they can follow them properly. This all affects how my

students will succeed, this is why it is important to establish these at the very beginning, like the

first day of school. I will be setting myself and students up for failure later on in the year if I do

not go over my rules, guidelines and expectations on the first day of school. I need to have my

expectations high and set in stone for my students to respect me and to run an efficient learning

environment.

In my own classroom some rules I will want to set in place is the use of electronics. I am

aware our generation relies heavily on our devices so I understand that it is necessary for a

student to have, for example, their phone on them. I would have it set that a phone in my

classroom needs to be on silent/vibration mode to not disturb our learning environment. I can not

have rules in my head that I just expect my students to know, everything needs to be said and put

on paper so we are all on the same page. I would not only have said and demonstrated all

expectations, guidelines, and rules I would also send home a physical copy of it, like a syllabus.

This is because my students and their parents/guardians will both be well informed of what I

expect and to make sure we are all on the same page.

I want my students to be able to succeed and have the best learning experience they

possibly could have. This is why I would also be the most prepared I could possibly be for my
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classroom. I will have put thought and care into what I teach, I want my lessons to have an

impact on my students' learning. I will have a schedule for my students monthly, of what I plan

to do in my classroom, of all the activities and lessons I plan on. My students will always be

aware of what we are doing but also know that this is all what I plan to do. I can't promise

everything will go smoothly but I will always keep in contact with my students and make us all

on the same page. I want to allow flexibility in my classroom but I feel like having something to

lay back on like a schedule will be beneficial for my students and especially me.

As a student myself I am aware that there is always someone who doesn't want to follow

rules and expectations. But it is the way I react and take control of the situation that is important

to me. I can't allow my students to seem to be too overly emotional because my students can take

this as a way to not respect me or my authority. I also don't want to overreact and make the

situation worse for the whole classroom. If there was someone who was distracting other

students I wouldn't want to disrupt my own lesson just because of one student. I would want to

make it known to that student I have my eye on them by standing next to them or tapping their

desk. In order to keep my classroom engaged and learning I would want to get my point across

and send my students off to answer a question so I can have some time to talk with that one

student. I then would speak with them in a calm manner to see what the best option is to make

for a good learning environment for everyone. Of course, this will only work if the student wants

to learn.

If I had a student who was truly disrupting the whole class and being disrespectful I

would need to do more than a simple talk really quick during class. I would then tell the student
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that they would have to stay after class, privately, to not embrace or make situations worse. After

class we would talk about what happened and how we can make sure that it

doesn't happen again, I would have to do this after class because it is too much of taking and

time away from all my students. I would let them know that they will not be allowed to interrupt

and get in the way of my lesson and other classmates' right to learn. The conversation would end

with an understanding that this was their warning and will soon result in a trip to the principal’s

office and/or a detention if this would happen again. If the behavior continues, a phone

call may be required, followed by a parent teacher meeting that would include the student.

All of this would have been said on the first day and written on their take home syllabus.

I would have had a section of my “disciplines” and even some of the worst case scenarios like

bullying will be immediately sent to the office, so that everyone who enters my classrooms

knows what will happen. This would make sure that my students and their parents/guardians

would not be shocked as to why I am doing what I'm doing. The goal is to keep the lesson

moving, help my students learn, and be prepared for any situation I or my students may be in.

In conclusion, the first day of school is arguably the most important. I have to clearly

establish the guidelines, rules, and expectations of the class in person and in writing to send

home. This makes sure that the students and parents/guardians know what to expect. This

ensures that there are no gray areas that could set me or my students up for confusion later down

the road that could become an issue. There are many ways to control issues once they present

themselves, we of course can see the future and the “proper” way to handle situations but we

sure can try. That's why a good lesson plan and plan is important in making a successful learning

environment. And I will be ready for all issues as they come to me.