Teaching in the 408
Classroom Management is the process of ensuring that classroom lessons run smoothly despite disruptive behavior by students. It is closely linked to issues of motivation, discipline and respect. I loved the way the author of “Teaching in the 408” particularly “The Secret to Building Classroom Culture” approached how to motivate his students to learning. Employing a resource person to ask about our doubts on a particular concept, clarify things about other cultures beliefs, validate our answers can build trust in the classroom as well as upon the teacher. In his experiences, he called his father. That is fabulous and interesting because the father is very willing to be a part of their learning. However, I can also call a colleague from another school or an experienced person to validate or answer their questions or any concern that they have in mind about a particular issue or concept learned. I did this last month with my students when we talked about fantasy and realism. My students were so excited to take part in question and answer portion through the telephone. They were motivated to think and try to construct their questions. There was thrilled and some were frustrated because of limited time. But, I tell you it was worthy because their questions were answered by someone not from the school. Self-confidence is in them!
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