Behavior Modification

Just in case anyone doubts the need for preparing teachers to manage classroom behavior, here are five illustrations:

1. The Observer Effect (by cavenoid [cavenoid]):
   She said that getting a handle on classroom management is a lot like a twelve-step program. The first step is to admit that I have a problem. It’s easy to blame the school, the kids, the parents, but when the smoke clears, …
2. Class mobility (Telegraph.co.uk – United Kingdom):
   ‘There’s a feeling that because classes are bigger you need more developed skills of classroom management,’ Seldon says. ‘Someone characterised it – wrongly…
3. CTA president vows to fight cuts (Santa Maria Times – Santa Maria, CA, USA):
   “It was all I could do to maintain classroom management,” said Sanchez, who added that this experience has helped to fuel his desire to fight the cuts.
4. Cokey? *Sobz*
   (by skygreen [skygreen]):
   :I’m already so crap at classroom management… and i’m given this kind of class… Its always so hard to decide which course of action to take… Do i want to be like my colleague… she’s stern and fierce.. so her class is ANGELIC. …
5. Say WHAT!?!? (by Ryan [Ryan]):
   Education Week recently ran an article about how ed schools are adding more classroom management training to their teacher prep programs. That’s good, because a teacher who can’t manage their kids isn’t going to be a good teacher. …