Unexpected Classroom Management

[76T/ Essay2 - Kang Jin(Jinny)]

School is a place where students learn how to behave, how to make friends, and make up their own basic habits as well as study. Therefore, school is always full of vivacity and it's a dynamic place. And lots of incidents occur in school. So to be a great teacher, I think, absolutely teaching well is important but having a lot of experiences is even more important. Because we learn how to deal with a dangerous situation with agility by experiences, not the book. So from now on, with my experiences and senior teachers' wisdoms I am going to deal with those situations.

First, the most important thing in 'English only policy' is to make children use english by themselves. To do this, teachers should do their best to make students to feel comfortable with english communication and get rid of the fear in english. Teachers can attract voluntary participation from students by teaching them basic sentences needed in routine conversation. After that, teachers should provide opportunities to communicate continuously with the expressions they learned in their proper level. When this natural routine continues, children will be able to adapt in their english-only environments. In addition, to help this activity, teachers can put useful expressions in walls of classrooms. And for those who are not used to english they should teach

them how to use proper gestures for the sentences or situations. By doing this, children don't have to memorize expressions, and they will be able to act and communicate naturally. Secondly, to help children with better developments in english communication, teachers should encourage children with positive reactions when they speak in english. If they use punishments, they can control children but it can drop children's confidence because it contains forcibleness. Therefore, teachers should care for their children with love, compliments and words of encouragement. After making basic rules based on these methods, they can practice sticker system, coin system, or coupon system.

For the second, to prevent frequent tardiness and absence, teachers should bear in mind that 'Education is made up by teachers, students, and parents.' Actually, when there's frequent tardiness and absence, it is not only the problem of the child but also it is occasionally related with his or her family. Teachers should not blame the child unconditionally. They should find out the radical problem and the solution. However, if the problem is caused only by the bad habit of the child, teachers should correct it quickly because there's a saying 'Bad habit is easy to get into but hard to get rid of'. Teachers can make classroom rules and dispense reward and punishment according to the rules. And also it is possible to give children responsibility by practicing 'pair system' : a system that a friend will get the punishment together when one classmate does something wrong. If the family members also participate in this program, there can be a huge difference in children's behavior.

Lastly, to help the students to prepare presentations, teachers, first of all, have to choose topics that children can be interested in. Presentation is not just an instant development but it can have constant power when the children are interested. I also remember my college days. At that time, I wasn't even able to eat meals because of the nervousness before the presentation. So it is needed to raise child's courages and encourage them to have good habits for preparing presentation when they are young, and also teachers should constantly teach students detailed elements such as how to eye contact or how to use their voice. It is also important to teach them how to listen well (about attitude) so that they can have presentation and listen to it in right environments. And if teachers post them on the notice-boards, children will feel a sense of accomplishment. And it will encourage them to have more successful presentation.

While writing this essay, I brought my teacher life to my mind. Of course, there will be lots of unexpected situations and I will be in trouble sometimes. However, those situations will make me stronger. While I writing, I tried to understand my students all the time and think of the ways that I can help them with anything possible. So I want that I will not forget this feelings.