Stick to whatever objectives/goals are set. Children who are busy would focus on what needs to be done, even if they feel close to the teacher. You can, of course, give encouragements; but these should be based on their behaviour and how they add to meeting the goal. If they don’t contribute, give your reinforcements sparingly (although I would try to draw in those who are less active by encouragements).

English teacher gave you great advice. I’m starting my third year as a part-time prep teacher and I’ve struggled with management since I began teaching. I made the mistake of having conversations with students rather than teaching, being too lax on rules, not explicitly setting down the rules in the first few days, having no consequences in place, AND using referrals to the office waaaaay too much. The referral thing certainly tells the kids you can’t control them. I haven’t had a referral yet this year (knock on wood) but I’ve been doing a lot of in class management which includes “Think Sheets” for time-out, keeping students in for recess, and calls home. My classes are running about 10 times better than ever and I feel like I’m actually getting some teaching done rather than just chasing down rule breakers. Anytime someone challenges the rules, I call them on it immediately. The second you start letting people get by with stuff, they will take more and more. It’s the nature of the “beast”. Just show ’em you mean business. You can turn it around even though the year has started. It’s amazing how quickly the students will adapt when they know you mean business.

I have to agree with the 4th grade teacher on this one. I have worked in a Middle School for the past 7yrs first as a custodian while going to college and the past 4 as an aid and the students hated it when I had to be pulled to sub. Not because I was too strict but because they didn’t get away with leaving the class and talking back. They already know who I am and I am working on becoming a teacher now. But yes the key is to get control from the start if you don’t then you never will. Rewards like a free homework pass that can be earned by the kids will help trust me they love it if they can get a grade and get away with not doing the homework. Our school just started ZAP this year and I love it.

Zero’s

Aren’t

Permitted

if they don’t turn in their homework when it is due then they get zapped which means lunch detention and work being done. You would be amazed at the number of students who will get the work done before lunch.

Your students need to know the rules of your class and what you expect from them also what they can expect from you.

Consequences need to be posted along with class rules. Let them make some of them up they know what they should do.

You know, many people had and has the same problem (all over the world).

I think that the most appropriate advice has been given by English Teacher.

I had the same problem for some time and I was feeling guilty about it. Don’t hear about “you give them the right to be loosen” even if it is true. Just don’t panic when they get comfortable with you. Every teacher has his own personal way of teaching and communicating with his classroom and every classroom is different. Show that you accept this fact but be persistent when it is for explaining something to them.

Let them figure out that you are not strict and that’s your style, but your purpose is to teach them and they must listen to you.

If they tend to ignore this, punish them right away.

It is better to solve your problems with the kids by yourself, without the help of your principal. Be in touch with their parents and let them know right from the start that you have some problems with their kid.

Remember, it is true that you can’t change their opinion, if they concluded that you are not strict.

Good luck

How long have you been teaching? I taught fourth grade for many years, and classrom managenment is the key to success. The tone should really be set on day one, well and then on day 2, and so on. Do you have classroom rules that the children helped to devise? If not, do that now. Then create a reward system for good behavior. I used a money system where the kids could earn “bank checks” to then buy items as reward. Such things as 1)homework passes 2) eat lunch in the class with 2 friends 3)write with a pen instead of a pencil. You can be creative as you like. There is a fine line of being a friend and an authority figure, but it can be done! So, stand your ground with firm patience and set those guidelines with consistent consequences. You will be repected and loved by your students!

Think about your own behavior toward your students. Do you allow them to call you by your first name? Do you let them get you off topic by asking personal questions? Do you carry on conversations – even about the lesson topic – with just one or two students and ignore the others? You should invite one of your administrators or your mentor in to the class where you experience the most trouble. Ask them to observe you and the students to analyze what dynamics are occuring. Work together to make changes.

If your lax management has been going on since the beginning of school, it’s going to take some work to get it back.

Your goal is to make sure that the students are learning what they need, so take back your control. The students will eventually be irritated when they realize they aren’t learning anything, so get them involved in setting new classroom rules. Then keep them – you, too.

-Stick to your lesson plans – don’t get pulled off topic.

-Don’t talk about your private life.

-Stop out-of-place talking immediately & firmly.

-Refer to behaviors that need to be changed, rather than kids need to change. (ie I need you to stop talking. not You need to stop talking.

-Be totally professional in your relationship with students.

-Don’t turn into an ogre.

– Take care of problems in class by yourself as much as possible. If you always send kids to the office, they know that you have no power of any kind over them.

-The power that you want to develop is their respect for you.

It’s not that you shouldn’t be a friend to your students, just remember that a good friend wants them to gain knowledge and skills. Good luck.

It really depends on the age of the class. Add what grade you teach or the age of your class, and I may have suggestions. (if it’s high school, I’m not the one!)

Add: I also teach ages 3-5! I would recommend you have a very structured day. The kids should know exactly what is coming next. Review procedures frequently. I have a lot of fun with my kids just like you and sometimes they get a little rowdy. I change my behavior management plan every year, based on how many challenging kids I have.

1. Have a chart on the wall. It can be a tree with leaves, a race track with cars, a cookie jar with cookies, etc. Put their picture and name on their item. If they’re behaving, their leaf is on the tree. If they’re not, take it down. Tell them they have to listen and you’ll put it back. Write a note to the parents asking them to check the tree at the end of the day. I also ask other teachers to step in for a minute and look at the tree. They don’t say anything to the kids who aren’t on it, they fawn over the kids who are! Last year, I had the Chicka Chicka Tree with coconuts.

2. The next step would be to have a more in-depth chart. One year, I had a star chart where the kids could earn up to 5 stars a day. They would have to earn xx many to get a prize at the end of the week. I found that this works for awhile but not forever. The really challenging kids who don’t get anything get turned off after awhile.

3. Have a baby food jar for each child. Put a bean, button, penny, whatever into it for good behavior. Here’s a spin on it: if a child hits another child, he has to put one of his beans into the other child’s jar to say sorry. They stop hitting real fast! Give a reward for a full jar.

4. You can also have a class jar that you add and take away from (other than the hitting example, I would not recommend taking away from individual jars.) They will earn a class reward such as a special movie day or cooking day. Maybe an outside picnic? Or science day?

5. Keep your day moving and make sure your activities are well-planned and prepped. The more down time you have, the more time you have for kids to act up. Have an alternate activity available for small group instruction. Make it part of your routine–if a child finishes early, he or she knows where to go. I put one box of toys or a few books on the carpet. They know to go to the carpet if they finish early.

6. Don’t do ANYTHING until the class is ready! You want to go outside? Show me. (They have to sit on the carpet, then line up quietly.) If you have less instruction time for awhile, so be it. Eventually they’ll learn that they don’t move on until they show they are READY to move on.

7. Preschoolers love to help. They may not like clean up time, but if given a special task, they usually perform it well. Make the hyper kids your helpers. My kids push in/stack chairs, pick up trash, sweep floors, wipe tables (I go over it later with bleach,) fix the carpet, put papers in cubbys, take out and return art/math/science supplies, set out snack, hold doors, put books away, and anything else I can think of.

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You already answered your own question. You are allowing the students to be too comfortable around you, therefore most of their respect for you as a teacher/authority figure is loosened. I suggest starting to steer clear of letting the kids think you’re not “boss” enough and if things get out of control, send them to the principal’s office.

Tell them that if they keep quite, pay attention, listen and ask appropriate questions you will give them 10 minutes at the end of the class to work on their home work. But if anyone keeps acting up, slowing down the instruction, no ten minutes. The kids themselves will deal with the person who is losing them their homework time.