Perspective! CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT

AMIE MARIE R. BAIS

One of the greatest challenges of teachers is to maintain order in their classrooms to achieve their academic objectives. Perhaps, it is the most difficult aspect of teaching. Indeed, a number of teachers are relentlessly in search of classroom management techniques, and being held academically accountable for their problems experienced in this area can cause work. Teachers can do this by determining a some to leave teaching altogether.

Classroom management refers to the actions and strategies teachers use to maintain order in classrooms (Doyle, 1986). Order means that pupils are performing within acceptable limits the actions necessary for a particular classroom event.

When conducting the class, order can be promoted by developing a cooperative classroom, encouraging and reinforcing appropriate behavior, and focusing on order throughout the lesson. This can be done by making concrete rules. Classroom rules should be in conformity with the general rules of the school. Make a few basic rules and properly explain them to the students. Tell your expectations to them and ask them what they expect from you. Consistently follow these rules to guide and govern pupil behavior in the classroom.

Moreover, let the pupils realize that they are being held academically accountable for their work. Teachers can do this by determining a grading system, setting policies for assignments, specifying work and completion requirements, monitoring progress, and providing feedbacks. Likewise, parental involvement can help teachers in understanding and managing their students accordingly. Inform the parents about their child's improvement in studies and suggest some techniques on how they can help in enhancing their child's learning sk ills.

Finally, to keep the students engaged in their subjects, teachers should present the classroom topics as interesting as possible.

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III of Sto. Domingo Elementary School, Minalin, Pampanga.

author is a Teacher