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Classroom management isn’t easy

Students in Brent Walmsley's seventh-grade English class at Daniel Webster Middle School turn their attention elsewhere as the first-year teacher takes roll. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times / October 22, 2009)

A recent article in the Los Angeles Times about the difficulty of managing a classroom struck me as being spot on.

The article was right in mentioning that among the top reasons teachers fail and eventually leave the profession is their inability to manage their classrooms. In fact, according to the Times findings, the vast majority of California teachers who are fired and contest their termination are often cited for poor classroom management.

What can teachers do to manage their classes better? It’s not all that mysterious. As the article points out,

Teachers must be consistent in their message and consequences, lay a strong foundation of expectations early in the school year, follow through with promised punishments when children misbehave and remain dispassionate and unflappable.

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