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I just recently read NYC Educator’s article entitled, Startup Tips. Great stuff there.
Neither she nor any teacher of education ever advised me on classroom control. The standing platitude was “A good lesson plan is the best way to control a class,” but I no longer believe that. I think a good lesson plan is the best thing to have after you control the class.
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The best trick, and it’s not much of a trick at all, is frequent home contact. It’s true that not all parents will be helpful, but I’ve found most of them to be. When kids know reports of their classroom behavior will reach their homes, they tend to save the acting out for your lazier colleagues—the ones who find it too inconvenient to call.
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I totally agree with you! You can read my posts that support you at:
http://successfulteaching.blogspot.com/2007/09/parentteacher-communication.html
http://successfulteaching.blogspot.com/2007/09/starting-point.html
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Thanks Pat! One of my problems when I moved to the border is that I don’t speak Spanish. That can make parental contact communication at times, but I find that it is successful much more often than it is unsuccessful. One bad experience can’t be allowed to mess up the other good experiences.
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