Effective Classroom Management

"The secret in education lies in respecting the student."

Hannah Lee / Hannah

Essay Module 2

JAN, 21, 2016

To be a good teacher, teacher should teach students with effective way and understand and take care of students.

And teacher also should manage policies like attendance policy and only speaking English policy with effective way for classroom management.

There are two policies in the class of the school and English kid academy.

those depend on teachers, there are different policies for classroom management.

When I was in the first grade in a high school, one day I was very sick. I wasn't supposed to go to school but I attended. During the class I arrived and I was late about 15 minutes.

And teacher Mrs. Jo shouted at me and said "Why are you late?!! did you get up late?!!" and I told her. " I have been sick since early morning. I was suppose to absent but I want to study so that I am late. I am really sorry teacher."

But she asked my classmates. "Is anybody sick here except Hannah?"

and then two classmates raised their hands. And teacher said to me. "Even though they are sick like you, but they were not late."

and she shouted at me again. "Get out of the classroom and you should stand at the hallway and reflect on yourself until I finish my class!".

At the moment I was really embarrassed and I was very upset

and I felt to cry.

And then she said to my classmates "From now on if you are late, you have to get out of the classroom and you can not take my class ok?!".

Mrs. Jo was very strict and her attitude was very heavy handed. After that few classmates sometimes were late about 10 or 15 minutes. they could not take Mrs. Jo's class even they wanted to take her class. And few classmates were late on propose because they did not want to take her class. I and my classmates did not like her class and we did not agree with her strict and coercive policy for classroom management.

It was very horrible attendance policy.

I have had another experience for attendance policy.

When I was in the third grade in a high school, I was late almost an hour. And teacher Mrs. Lee called me and I had consultation with her at school. She asked me. "Hannah can you tell me about why you were late this morning? Are you sick now? or have you had any problem these days? I am worried about you. I should take care of you because you are my student if you need my help, I will help you anytime."

and I was very surprised because I thought before "teacher may will give me a sharp scolding for being late."

but she would not berate me. She tried to listen and understand my situation and then she respected me. After that I was not late anymore because I did not want to make her feel disappointed and worried about me anymore. And my classmates who were very late so many times were not late anymore.

Teacher Mrs. Lee's consultation helped to reduce for being late in the class. Her consultation was great attendance policy for effective classroom management.

Compare with two teacher Mrs. Jo and Mrs. Lee.

Mrs. Jo's attendance policy was very oppressive.

Students who were late in her class had to get out of the class and could not take her class.

Despite students did not agree with her policy, students had to accept her coercionary attendance policy.

And Mrs. Lee's attendance policy was consultation with students.

Her attendance policy helped to decreased in students's tardiness.

She respected her students who were late in the class with understanding and listening courteously.

If I become a teacher, I really love to follow Mrs. Lee's attendance policy for effective classroom management.

I will always try to understand, listen and take care of my student with respect.

I have had experience for only speaking English policy.

I have worked in English kid academy as a assistant teacher as a part time job.

Most students age were 6 and 7 years old. And they had to speak only English in the academy. The academy must not allow students to speak Korean. But sometimes students have forgotten to speak English and they have spoken korean unconsciously.

When students spoke Korean with mistake in front of Korean teacher, they were scolded roundly from their Korean teachers.

One day I witnessed student who cried bitter tears. He was scolded from Korean teacher. Teacher yelled at him. " I told you so many times. do not speak Korean! why didn't you listen to me? you can not speak Korean! Other students always listen to me but you don't! I hate student who don't listen to me! Ok?!" The teacher yelled and shouted at him very loudly. When I saw that situation, I was shocked and I thought "Is she really teacher? how could she treat student like that? He is just 6 years old. Even I am adult, I sometimes forgot to speak English. How could she become a teacher?" I was shocked and I was really sorry to him. After that whenever I saw him, I tried to speak English to him, and I tried to make him feel happy.

Of course only speaking English policy in English academy is very important and effective method to increase student's English skill.

But the teacher who shouted and yelled at kid student was very eccentric, senseless and rude to student for English policy.

The teacher did absolutely not teach effective method for only English policy. Even student sometimes spoke Korean, teacher should teach and lead with good way which respect and regard student.

Now I am taking Tesol class in Times Tesol academy.

Of course I should speak only English in academy but sometimes I spoke Korean unconsciously at a breaking time.

I should try to speak only English Even it is a breaking time because I would like to develop for my English speaking skill.

I really appreciate my Tesol teacher Ben. Because he always teaches and make me and my classmates increase efficiency for English speaking skill and teaching skill with effective classroom management.

Ben has great and excellent English policy with respect, faith, reliance, passion and enthusiasm.

So If I become a teacher, I really love to teach student with all my true heart like Ben.

Ben is the best teacher I have ever met.

I really love to be a teacher so I can not wait to teach my students in the future.

I am always looking forward to teach my students in the future.

I will always try to do my best with all my heart to become an excellent teacher with respect and enthusiasm.

Thank you