References:
Hardin, C. (2008). Effective classroom management: Models and strategies for today’s classrooms (2nd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.
Hardin (2008), “Jones (1987) proposes a method, Limit Setting, through which teachers systematically teach students that they mean business. Through the teacher’s interpersonal power, physical presence, and emotional tone, the message is sent to the students that the teacher’s rules are for real. Limit Setting, according to Jones, goes beyond telling the class the rules: It is training them to follow the rules.” Personally, I feel this does work because inside the classroom, I have found that young children do need to be reminded of the rules. This is important because it shows the students that the teacher and learning is important. What I find works is offering options to the student, rather than providing just one activity. I find there are individuals who do not enjoy art activities as much as other students, and prefer to be using blocks. While sometimes, we do need to do activities as a group, offering the option allows a student to respect the teacher because they are respecting them as people. Many times, students are not given that opportunity at home. Allowing them the opportunity to make a decision themselves within the choices provided shows them they have a choice. I feel this approach works with me and the group of students I am with currently in terms of respect in the classroom. I gave the students the opportunity to choose for his or her self; thereby they will listen when I give them other options later. What did not work was an observation I saw. A teacher did not reinforce her rules when a child broke one. Throughout the day, the child continually talked, while the teacher was teaching the lesson, interrupting the learning process for the other students. What should have occurred was the teacher stopping the lesson and using the “limit setting” approach as discussed by Hardin (2008). Its effectiveness allows the classroom to function, setting the standard for the students appropriately.
References: Hardin, C. (2008). Effective classroom management: Models and strategies for today’s classrooms (2nd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.
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