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Hi, I'm back again! I was browsing the web the other day and found another great site with management ideas. The wonderful thing about these ideas is that they are posted by everyday teachers. Check out these tips and see how they can improve behavior in your classroom. I actually used a couple and they worked really well. Chow for now!

Management Ideas

If you are a beginning teacher who is experiencing some difficulty with management, don't be afraid. There are a myriad of strategies you can use to help ameliorate your situation. For some really great ideas for you to utilize, check out this site!

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Since no one wants to respond to my question, why don't I rephrase it: How many of you felt that your colleges adequately prepared you to effectively manage student behavior? In my school, we had one lecture that was part of a teaching students with disabilities course. After beginning my teaching career in a rough urban school, I realized that my one course was not enough.

Management Training

I graduated from NYU in 2002, with a degree in Early Childhood and Elementary Education. Upon graduation, I felt prepared to begin my career as a teacher. It wasnt until my first day, however, that I began to doubt how really prepared I was. When I stepped into my first classroom, management immediatelybecame an issue. No matter what I tried, I felt like I couldn't control my fourth grade students. I was stunned because this had never been an issue during my undergraduate studies. When I student taught, I was working in the best districts in Manhattan. The children there never displayed behavioral issues. Now, however, I was in South Jamaica, home to 50 cent, biting my fingernails. I didn't know what to do.

At NYU, teacher preparation included learning about John Dewey, Howard Gardner, and other educational theorists. While these are critical components of our pedagogue, so too is classroom management. I have stood before classrooms of children with so much knowledge to give, but when I couldn't get them to listen, it was meaningless. In my opinion, you can possess infinite knowledge of educational theory, but if you have no management they are useless. Why then don't teacher certification programs provide better management training?