APPLIED LINGUISTICS for BA Students in English
CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
Discipline problems
The teacher’s role in maintaining discipline
Dealing with the rising problems
- be firm – a relaxed and friendly atmosphere is desired but not at all cost,
- immediate action – students often try to find the limits how you can tolerate misbehavior, do not let things get out-of-hand, react to these problems immediately,
- deal with it quietly – immediate action does not mean making a scene, keeping a low profile of deviant activity is important,
- do not take things personally – try to relate to the problem not the student as the object to be attacked and dealt with, do not let students pull you into personal conflicts,
- do not use threats – teachers who threaten students with terrible punishments and then do not carry them out are doing both the class and themselves a disservice.
