“I believe that a classroom should be a safe, caring community where children are free to speak their mind and blossom and grow. “Teaching is a process of learning from your students, colleagues, parents, and the community. This is a lifelong process where you learn new strategies, new ideas, and new philosophies.

18 Reasons the U.S. Education System is Failing

• Parents are not involved enough.
• Schools are closing left and right.
• Our schools are overcrowded.
• Technology comes with its downsides.
• There is a lack of diversity in gifted education.
• School spending is stagnant, even in our improving economy.
• We are still using the teacher training methods of yesterday.

By learning philosophy, a teacher would be able to view and analyze from the perspective of their students. Apart from understanding why students are behaving in a particular way, teachers would also be able to know how students perceive their actions. Just as if it helps students, it helps them as well.

I believe a good teacher, first, has a powerful faith in the future. The good teacher knows and understands students, how they develop and learn. I know that students actively construct and transform their own knowledge based on past experiences and prior learning.

• 4 Major Educational Philosophies. There are many different types of philosophies in education.
• Perennialism. Perennialism values knowledge that transcends time.
• Essentialism. Essentialism is also a subject-centered philosophy.
• Romanticism.
• Progressivism.

Teaching philosophies express your values and beliefs about teaching. They are personal statements that introduce you, as a teacher, to your reader. As such, they are written in the first person and convey a confident, professional tone. A teaching philosophy template (pdf) is also available to help you get started.

They are Perennialism, Essentialism, Progressivism, and Reconstructionism. These educational philosophies focus heavily on WHAT we should teach, the curriculum aspect. For Perennialists, the aim of education is to ensure that students acquire understandings about the great ideas of Western civilization.

5 Effective Tips for Working with Stubborn Students

1. Tap into their interests and include student choice.
2. Lower the originality hurdle.
3. Pull out your experimental and no-fail lessons.
4. Use technology as a hook.
5. Give it time, be patient, and practice empathy.

1. Don’t take the disruption personally. Focus on the distraction rather than on the student and don’t take disruption personally.
2. Stay calm.
3. Decide when you will deal with the situation.
4. Be polite.
5. Listen to the student.
6. Check you understand.
7. Decide what you’re going to do.
8. Explain your decision to the student.

Here are some of her suggestions:

1. Try to understand where the behavior is coming from.
2. Help yourself manage negative feelings by reflecting on a past situation in your life where a similar conflict occurred.
3. Use positive strategies when dealing with the child.
4. Set a goal.

Bullying, teasing, hitting and name-calling are forms of bad behavior that occur in school. The adjustments to the rules at school and in the classroom environment can trigger inappropriate behavior in children, especially when in an environment with 20 or more students.

Classroom Management and Discipline

1. Set Clear Standards and Expectations. A classroom management plan is incomplete without clearly laying down the rules and regulations for the class.
2. Plan Lectures in Advance.
3. Treat All Students Equally.
4. Handle Indiscipline.
5. Form Relationships.

Keep reading to learn 5 strategies for managing your chatty class.

1. Build talk time into your lessons.
2. Give your students a challenge.
3. Arrange your students’ desks to cut back on talking.
4. Try Class Dojo.
5. Use a Visual Reminder.

Positive Consequences

• Tangible (e.g., stickers)
• Social (e.g., praise)
• Activity related (e.g., extra computer time)

Consequences when Kids Refuse to Mind

• Time out. Or time in.
• Loss of a privilege.
• Use the phrase “I’ll know you’re ready to {do this} when you {do that}.” So, “I’ll know you’re ready to get down and play when you put away your plate.
• Early to nap or early to bed.
• Take away a toy.

A positive consequence, often referred to as reinforcement, is a means by which teachers can increase the probability that a behavior will occur in the future. Positive consequences should be: Something the student considers pleasant or rewarding. Inexpensive.

Whole Class Another way to set up a positive consequence system is to use an entire class reward. This can be done by awarding points to the whole class when they are all behaving and following directions. This is beneficial because it allows for some positive peer pressure.

noun. the effect, result, or outcome of something occurring earlier: The accident was the consequence of reckless driving. an act or instance of following something as an effect, result, or outcome. the conclusion reached by a line of reasoning; inference. importance or significance: a matter of no consequence.

Applied in an educative rather than vindictive fashion (i.e., when a student engages in negative behaviors, a teacher should not take it personally and respond emotionally) Administered calmly and consistently. Considerate of a student’s dignity.