Classroom

Management
Philosophy 
EDU 240
Emma Harding
Professor Theri L. Wyckoff, MS, LPT
My classroom management
philosophy: Introduction 
• My classroom management
philosophy consists of a balance
between my ability to gain respect
from my students and engaging
my students interests in the
curriculum that I teach. 

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My philosophy 
• Craig Seganti: It is up to the teacher to demand respect from the
students in order to teach the class. It is also important for the
teacher to show they are in control of the classroom and that they do
not put up with any disrespect. This allows the teacher to teach with
as little interruptions as possible and the student to learn.
• Harry and Rosemary Wong: With proper procedures put into place at
the beginning of the school year, students know what is expected of
them and can accomplish the tasks required of them. 
 Classroom Management
philosophy #1
Craig Seganti: student behavior 
How would Craig Seganti's philosophy
fit with my teaching style?
1. Seganti believes that discipline should be taken care of by the teacher rather than
the administration. This fits with my belief that the teacher should appear as the
authority figure that both demands respect and reprimands those who do not. 

2. Seganti believes that strict rules allow for better management. This fits with my
philosophy that when the students know the limitations of the class, they are more
easily able to follow directions. 

3. Seganti believes that the students are responsible to follow the rules and will be
punished if they are not. This agrees with my philosophy that there are
consequences to all actions, both negative and positive. 
Philosophy • Seganti's philosophy 
• Require all students to sign a
•My classroom approach:
•Require all students to sign
& Personal contract agreeing to follow
the rules
a contract at the beginning
of school agreeing to
Approach • Give no warnings when the
following the rules
•Give only two warnings
rules are broken
before punishment
•Always give the students
the benefit of the doubt and
ask them why they choose
not to follow the rules. If I
can help them, I will. 
 Classroom management
philosophy #2
Harry and Rosemary Wong:
Procedures 
How would the Wong's philosophy
fit with my teaching style?

Procedures should be
explained on the first day of
school

There should be procedures

for everything done in the
classroom

All procedures should be

explained and demonstrated to
the students. 
Philosophy • The Wongs Philosophy
• Students learn better when
•Personal Approach:
•At the beginning of the
& Personal they know what is expected
of them 
year, I will devote the first
weeks of school to
Approach  explaining and
demonstrating my classroom
procedures
•I will require the students to
practice them themselves, so
I know they understand
•I will continually explain the
procedures throughout the
school year. 
 Thank you for reading
about my classroom
management philosophy