Comments on: “I Was Disappointed With What Happened Yesterday…” http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2009/10/14/i-was-disappointed-with-what-happened-yesterday/ ...For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:45:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Michelle http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2009/10/14/i-was-disappointed-with-what-happened-yesterday/comment-page-1/#comment-6557 Michelle Thu, 15 Oct 2009 06:15:48 +0000 http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=5766#comment-6557 I'm experiencing about the same sort of "going hairy" behaviour... I realised that I was just plain nagging and lecturing to get my way, rather than dealing with it in a cool and logical fashion. So today, instead of going around "putting out the fires", I just recorded the behaviours, good and bad, and at the end of the session, I read them back. I didn't comment on them, but asked the students to. I tried to emphasise the core value of respect, and being respectful, as something that was a goal for all. Having that non-judgemental and impartial manner, using "I noticed...", seemed to work a treat! Well, so far anyway :) I’m experiencing about the same sort of “going hairy” behaviour… I realised that I was just plain nagging and lecturing to get my way, rather than dealing with it in a cool and logical fashion.

So today, instead of going around “putting out the fires”, I just recorded the behaviours, good and bad, and at the end of the session, I read them back. I didn’t comment on them, but asked the students to. I tried to emphasise the core value of respect, and being respectful, as something that was a goal for all. Having that non-judgemental and impartial manner, using “I noticed…”, seemed to work a treat! Well, so far anyway :)

]]> By: John http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2009/10/14/i-was-disappointed-with-what-happened-yesterday/comment-page-1/#comment-6547 John Thu, 15 Oct 2009 02:18:05 +0000 http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=5766#comment-6547 The two biggest factors in effective classroom management are also the two that tend to be most difficult to maintain - Setting clear expectations and consistently enforcing those expectations. It sounds like you're doing a good job with both - and keeping your cool at the same time. The two biggest factors in effective classroom management are also the two that tend to be most difficult to maintain – Setting clear expectations and consistently enforcing those expectations. It sounds like you’re doing a good job with both – and keeping your cool at the same time.

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