Classroom Behavior

Challenging inappropriate behaviour posed by children nowadays is one of the most daunting issued faced by teachers. Few matters affect teachers more directly and persistently than managing classroom behaviour (Jim Docking, 2000). Being able to manage a classroom I found is one of the most fundamental aspects in being able to teach today. Through this critique I will investigate the different studies relating to behaviour management within a classroom, looking pacifically at several behavioural issues within a classroom and where they stem from, as well as looking into studies based on the praise system and how it is used in schools. I want to look at fundamental theorists and give a brief insight into their studies through my own experience and research I have looked into.

Students all have their own personalities, which affects their actions within the classroom. Many times, a students’ behavior is caused by outside factors causing them to act out with disruptive behaviors and disciplinary issues. During these times, a teacher must have a behavior management approach to deter similar behaviors in the future. Many first time teachers are unable to handle dealing with the behaviors and leave their jobs making it all the more important to come up with an effective behavior management approach to curtail those worrisome behaviors before it gets to that point (Sugai, 2009). In an effort to thoroughly discuss an efficient behavior management approach, a common disciplinary problem within classroom and the foundation of the issue will be considered. A combination of approaches may be to needed to stop behavioral issues, such as providing motivation and establishing rules and procedures in a clear way will deter behavioral issues. Finally, an in-depth look at the steps needed in order to implement the approach into the classroom.

Many teachers are faced with the difficult task of managing their student’s behavior. Even if we

As it can be seen behaviorism is a major part of any classroom. For if one student acts out then the rest might get the idea that they can also act out in class and not receive punishment for it. It is also good to have a classroom management in place. Classroom management is also called behavior management. As it states in A Beginning Teaching Portfolio Handbook, “For these teachers, motivated students are those who do what they are told to do when they are told to do it.” (Foster,Walker,Song, pg. 99, para. 9) Which means when a

Also can mirroring the aggressive behavior of other children around them and lack of adult supervision Code of conduct sources http://www.ccsdschools.com/Families/documents/StudentCodeofConduct20152016.pdf file:///C:/Users/Teacher/Downloads/2014-15_CodeofConduct_Elementary.pdf http://www.forestlake.k12.mn.us/_asset/vc0ksk/Elementary-Student-Code-of-Conduct---English.pdf Table 2 Define and provide examples of behavior, misbehavior, and discipline. Behavior Misbehavior Discipline Table 3 Definition The totality of one’s physical and mental activities Behavior that is considered inappropriate for the setting or situation in which it occurs. Action by a teacher towards students after breaking rules. Example Follow directions, coming to school on time, Disrespecting teacher and students Bullying others Destroying school property Verbal Warning, Lunch detention, Office referral, phone call to parent ? Read the conditions that promote misbehavior in Ch. 1 of Building Classroom Discipline. ? List the conditions in your school, or a school familiar to you, in order of importance, the first being the biggest problem. ? Identify your observations of the

Walking into a classroom for first time as teacher rather than a student, was a a very exciting yet anxious moment for me. I had the pleasure to work with the voluntary pre-kindergarten students at Sheehy Elementary in Tampa, Florida. The students were very welcoming and opened up to me fairly quickly. Although it was an early Monday morning and I was dreading getting up earlier than usual, seeing the students and them being excited to see me as well turned my Monday blues right around; it truly was a one of a kind feeling. Once I got settled into the classroom, I noticed the principal came around to visit the classrooms and she stayed to spend some time with the children.

As a special education educator, I observed that children identified with having an Emotional Behavior Disorder were likely to be disciplined harshly, and placed in more restrictive settings than students in other disability categories. Additionally, in my mild to moderate setting program, I observed that consequences for behavior infractions were more punitive in nature than restorative. Teachers and students began to engage in power struggles and that had a negative impact on classrooms and caused both students and teachers to withdraw from one another.

Rewards systems do not always work, and this is important to remember as a teacher. For a child who is struggling with a challenging behavior, we have to remember that "If a child can they will" and "If a child cannot, what is happening". Look at the patterns, the situations, the individuals involved, and approach the student in need in a way that is focused on collaborating with the student will help more than pointing out what they are doing wrong and how they can fix it. Collaborating will take time. But you have to take the time to develop this skill in children that it does not come easily to. It is a process, and it should not be

Assumptions About the Motives for Young Children’s Behaviors: Children behave the way they do because they want social reinforces such as acceptance, compliments, a pad on the back, rewards, encouragement, and praise. Children also behave the way they do because they will have time for free play, and get privileges by behaving well. When children notice positive reinforcements, the child will continue to display positive behavior and will be able to learn new behaviors. Additionally, children who tend to cause chaos in a classroom want attention from peers, or teachers. In this case, children should be taught positive behavior.

I will be teaching first grade at Vale Elementary in Cashmere, WA. With 46.2% of the students who attend Vale are considered a minority, I will definitely have a variety of students in my classroom. Students come into the classroom with a range of cultures and expectations from home. Despite this range, I will have the same high behavior expectations of all of my students. I will expect my students to sit quietly and listen while another person is speaking. I will expect my students to follow directions and raise their hand when they would like to talk, answer a question, or need something. I expect my students to treat their peers with respect by using kind words, using a friendly voice and helping when they are

In Mrs. Requenes classroom you could tell that routines were familiar, because the students knew what to from the beginning of class till the end of class. For example students knew that they were supposed to put up their backpacks in a specified closet before class started. When class ended the students knew to get their backpacks and to line up at the door to be dismissed. In my observation none of the students misbehaved and they were surprisingly well behaved for first graders. When a few students got loud during class would talk to them directly and tell them to use their inside voices, and she would tell them that if they continued to misbehave they would not have the privilege of enjoying recess that day. That seemed to work, because

Once all of the children are done washing their hands, some of them bring over comfy chairs to help set up for the movie. The TV stand is on wheels and is a bit messy having a PlayStation for a movie player instead of a DVD player, which causes many wires to be hanging down. They also have to use a game controller instead of remote, causing more unnecessary wires. The movies are placed in a basket on the stand in easy reach of all of the children.

Disruptive behaviors are conditions that can have a great influence in the teaching environment. Disruptive behaviors unswervingly hinder the ability of the teacher or the capability of a learner to benefit from their classroom experiences. Students attend schools with hopes of being productive citizens of society. I like to think of students as future leaders of tomorrow! For the most part, students attend school because it is the law. A learning environment should have actively engaged students, who are eager to participate and show knowledge is being acquired on a daily basis. However, some students are bored and disengaged with academic struggles, due to non-active lessons. Certain life factors such as family problems, financial difficulties are all factors that distract and contribute to students disruptive behaviors. One of the most detrimental settings for a teacher in a class is classroom management. Classroom management is defined as being "the methods and strategies an educator uses to maintain a classroom environment that is conducive to student success and learning" (McCreary, 2011). Disorderly student conduct is unfavorable to the entire academic process because they impede with the learning process of other classmates and cause teachers not to be able to instruct teachers most effectively.

A staggering twelve years is spent in school learning about a variety of pertinent subjects. Teachers, the people that work in these learning institutes have used both reward and punishment to guide behavior. For instance, some teachers offer a prize to whoever gets the highest score on a test. While others choose to take away free time to those who do poorly on a test. All those programs are put in place with the goal of improving performance. Unfortunately, not all systems are successful. In fact, some are incredibly more effective than others. Perhaps, the consequences of a behavior dictate the outcomes next time. The question posed by this is, “Do punishment and reward operate as distinct factors in influencing behavior?”

Classroom incivility is one of the biggest problems affecting learning institutions in the United States. Tutorial room misconduct can be defined as any action that affects the cooperative and harmonious learning environment (Klebig et al. 154). Impolite students’ behaviors not only interrupt the overall learning atmosphere for students but also bring stress and frustration to the instructors. Faculty and students often contribute to the classroom discourtesy. Despite the various regulations that indicate the acceptable students’ behavior, classroom incivility continues to be a principle challenge in most college classrooms.