How much can you manage your class well?

Im hanul (Celine)

September 27, 2011

Anyone who is preparing to be become a teacher might have reading a book about 'class management' at least once. The book is found easily at bookstore and there is many kind of it. it includes a variety of situations, problems and solutions reported by teacher in school. Since it happened really in class, we can get indirect experience through it. So when we are become a teacher, we will can prevent and deal with some problem happened in there. This does not mean it not completely offer all of potential problems or solutions. Below there are several problems unexpected. Let's try to think of a variety of ways to solve the problem.

1. In class, students can speak only in English. It is very strict policy. But some students don't follow it. How are going to go about it?. In this connection, I heard that some language school teacher has taken punitive action against the student who broke the rules. for example teacher gives black marks, has a one-on-one talk with the teacher, makes not to participate in class, or At the worst, dismiss a student from school. In contrast, when I was university and stayed to study English with my sister and my father friend's daughter in Philippine Bagio, may to July 2008. We was learning English by 5 tutors. During lesson, we had to speak in English, But we sometimes used in Korean. Unfortunately, they didn't say " why were you speaking korean?" and ignored about using korean without homily. However we realized that using korean never help for us, and then we set up some rules ourselves. If someone speak in korean, don't answer and must pay a fine.

But I thought that teacher has to make good atmosphere which attract voluntary participation from students than punishment. For example, decorate in classroom  with picture of a popular travel destination, English saying, text of the pop song, etc to make talk about it, and teacher shows video of exemplary case about 'English only' to arouse its necessity to themselves. I think praise is effective to student participated well in rule better than warning. Then they will lead to make good atmosphere.

2. If some students are frequent tardiness and frequent absent, how will you enforce about it ?

I know the reason that why they often arrive at school late. Because I have a lot of experience about it. the reason is totally 'laziness'. Of course they may have another reason, sick, sudden accident or situation, etc. But you can rarely see student who are late for class due to this reasons. Tardiness caused by laziness makes  habitually late. Because they have difficulty to control their mind. For that reason, the problem must be solved for himself by making an effort.

But when they can't solve it, some people who are parents, teacher, friends should give assistance for them. If I am a teacher, I will inform his/her parents this fact and ask that the student might get up early to go to school on time, and then I will call him/her every morning throughout 66days because it takes the period to make a habit. After that, unless the student is late, I will praise highly.

On the other hand, absent is really a serious situation, Especially, 'truancy may cause various problem behaviors such as smoking, drinking run away from home and so on.'(by. youth counseling center). Reasons for absent are divided. First, they have no interest of school life. Altogether you can see that absent students from school might fail to form many close friendships, and have so anxious about the learning or haven't interest about it. In this case, they need help about this problems. Ways to help are that teacher can make some opportunity through cooperative learning like "jigsaw approach" to give them to get familiar with other student. Besides, whenever they are in trouble, teacher has to often consultations with them. Second, when they want to receive attention from others, they show this action. According to studies, this action of student is happened by unconcern of teacher. During absence they want someone who is holding them. This shows that they sincerely hope attention of anyone. This being so, teacher must observe closely them and frequently talk together to show attention. Then, ask to thier parents  to have attention for them.

3. How do you think about helping your students prepare for any lesson presentations that may need to do throughout school year?

When I was in middle school, I had low score of English. Because English wasn't interesting for me. One day, new English teacher came in class I had.

As soon as, she entered  in classroom, she said " hello everyone! " and started lesson with vibrant air. Also she created "vocabulary memorization song". Before that, many students suffered from vocabulary memorization. so it was really interesting. I sang the song involuntarily. Thank to the song, I was interested and improved this subject grade. Since then, I started to study English. I have found the best way to help to your children is to find out what they want and then advise them to do it.

In conclusoin, class management is that class is a standard of school education to manage according to education purpose effectively. This occupies many part of teaching. Also Gail Godwin said 'Good teaching is one-fourth preparation and three-fourths theater'.

Judging from this, I think class management is the most important role as teacher. But it never can management alone just teacher. Because class is made by teacher and students together. To do this, teacher always tries to know and to understand students. The results will appear as good teacher and good students.