Weekly Writing - Classroom Management

This week as I reviewed the classroom management articles and pages by Wong as well as by Newcomb’s book on Strategies for Effective Teaching, one phrase kept coming to my mind: “Prior Preparation Prevents Poor Performance.”  I was first introduced to this phrase in 2011 when I served as a State FFA Officer and I traveled to Laurel FFA for a chapter visit in Western Pennsylvania.  Those words were one of the posters hanging up in the classroom and it stuck with me.  All of the writings and the articles seem to express one thing: the importance of preparation.  One of the very first pages in Wong’s Chapter 12 says this:

“Effective Teachers Are Ready”

“Effective Teachers Have the Room Ready.”

“Effective Teachers Have the Work Ready.”

“Effective Teachers Have Themselves Ready.”

Readiness, is obviously an important thing.  This is because as soon as you the teacher is prepared, than your students are also ready to take on the day.  

Another part of the reading shares about the fact that one’s reputation will certainly precede them.  It is important (especially as a beginning teacher) that I work really hard to establish the appropriate classroom environment so that I can and will be correctly represented,  As far as beginning that reputation it is mentioned to start by greeting your students and also communicating with parents, after all parents are the student’s first ever teachers!

Classroom Management is an important skill that has the ability to set the entire learning environment!