I might suggest you pick up Harry Wong’s “The First Days of School”. I recommend this book to all of my first year teachers, and we go through his video series together. The keys are:

1. Respect and Relationships

2. Procedures

3. Structure

4. Rigor and Relevance

Although you are not in the first days of school any longer, this book with give you excellent tips on what to do and where to go from here.

I too am a soft spoken young lady and standing at 5 ft. 1 in. am not too much of a presence in a class of 30 high school students.

I don’t have a lot of experience but spent 4 months student teaching recently. I found that it is very helpful to involve students in forming the rules and consequences of the class so they feel as if they are involved in the class and are treated, at least somewhat, as equals. Discipline generally should also be in the form of a consequence instead of a punishment (instead of detention, ask a student to write an essay about why his/her behavior was inappropriate and what he/she is going to do to improve).

I also always had something for students to do so they were always being held accountable. Students could never say they didn’t have anything to do.

And even though you might not want to, it might help to contact parents or guardians. Starting off with a compliment early in the year before students have a chance to cause problems would help establish a relationship. Then if the student is causing problems later the parent already knows who you are and doesn’t assume you are just being some jerk teacher who is calling home. Parents might not always help, but sometimes they’re your best weapon.

Lastly, my favorite part of classroom management was developing a good rapport with my students. I knew every student’s name, greeted them at the door, and was able to joke with them. This in turn led to respect (a majority of the time) and made students actually want to behave.

Good luck– it isn’t easy and is underappreciated!

You must set and enforce the rules in your classroom. This can be done by offering both rewards and punishment. For instance, when I taught higher-grade students, they were allowed a movie day at the end of each month that NO ONE in the class was given a warning. This helps them stay accountable to each other, too. If they do receive a warning, they are required to miss a class, thereby losing out on that day’s notes and having to borrow notes from another student to keep up. If they receive a second warning, their home work for the day receives a failing grade. If they receive a third warning, they are suspended from three classes, the result of which is an substantially lowered grade as they fail any home work or test assigned on the days they are suspended. You may be soft-spoken, but you are still in charge. Also, remember to praise those students who are doing well and being respectful. It does not matter how old they are. If they are being disrespectful, they need to know that there will be consequences. If they are doing well, they should be rewarded.

Older students should know how to behave but they don’t always do what they should. Do NOT be embarrassed to discipline them, they should be embarrassed by their poor behavior. Being soft spoken does not mean that you cannot control the classroom. Yelling is rarely effective, so you have a head start in that regard. You may need to set up a behavior plan where each continued disruption receives a more stringent punishment. The most important thing is to be consistent and follow through with whatever your plan is.

You have to remember that they are still students and still have to follow the school rules. If you go in thinking that you are their equal, they will treat you like a kid. You are in the position of authority. As a young teacher you have the potential to make a HUGE impact on these girls. Though you are in the position of authority, don’t confuse that with being a dictator, these girls (no matter how bad) are still human and deserve respect.

But frankly, you are just going to have to toughen up. I taught 6th graders like this (pros and cons compared to seniors) and I wasn’t very authoritative…they made me be. When I looked at them, it was almost as if they were saying “Come on, we needs someone to show us the right thing to do”…while they were cussing at me. Its almost like they had these fear of being good…but wanted to be.

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You are a well educated young lady–and do not let any students think differently. You’re the boss, and they are not. Cheers and good luck.

Everyone should get disciplined equally and consistently.

Good luck, and hang in there!