When you overreact, yell, or lose emotional control, you provide a poor model for your students. Talk less and your words will mean more.ħ. Your students will respect this above all else.Ħ. Do exactly what you say you will do, especially when it comes to your classroom management plan. This shifts control to you and adds more importance to whatever you say.ĥ. Always wait until every student is attentive and looking at you before giving instructions. Make decisions quickly and then move on.Ĥ. Don’t argue with students, appear wishy-washy, or let them dictate your response to misbehavior. Work on moving efficiently and gracefully.ģ. Rushing around creates negative, excitable energy and makes you appear as if you’re not in control. Confident behavior earns immediate respect.Ģ. Keep your head up, shoulders back, and look directly at students when speaking with them. And you don’t have to have any magical powers.įollow the guidelines below, however, and it will appear that you do.ġ. To command respect from students, you don’t have to be born with a royal bloodline or have the bearing of a drill sergeant. The way you present yourself in front of them has a profound effect on their behavior and the ease in which you are able to manage your classroom. Students, too, know whether you’re in charge or not as soon as you enter the classroom. Forgive me for comparing dogs to students, but in this one regard, the comparison is accurate. You can see it in the dog’s eyes and body language.Ĭesar is able to command respect from a dog he has never met before just by the way he walks into a room. Have you ever watched the television show “The Dog Whisperer?” When Cesar Milan enters a house to work with an unruly dog, the dog knows within seconds who is in charge. By virtue of how they communicate with students, both verbally and non-verbally, some teachers are able to command an almost effortless respect. The answer to that question is this week’s topic. These teachers may use the same classroom management plan as everybody else, but somehow, year after year, their students are always better behaved. Have you ever noticed that some teachers don’t have to work as hard at classroom management?Ĭertain teachers can walk into a classroom, and almost magically, the students become calmer, more mature, and more receptive in their presence.
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