Goal 8: Re think Student Behaviour and Classroom Management

“I’ve come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element in the classroom. It’s my daily mood that makes the weather. As a teacher, I possess a tremendous power to make a child’s life miserable or joyous. I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration. I can humiliate or humor, hurt or heal. In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis will be escalated or de-escalated and a child humanized or de-humanized.”

by Dr. Haim Ginott






Dealing with behaviour is definitely not an easy task, but it is a challenge we must face. I believe that getting to know our students better will help us understand why on many occasions they might misbehave and think of ways to stop this from happening. I see that many teachers just like to shout, show authority, but don't really care about their students. Of course, we might have a student who was born kind of evil, but those cases are just a few.
I've tried talking to my students after misbehaving and it helped a lot. What I must put into practice soon is to make them reflect on their behaviour and punishment they may get.
Thanks Shelly!