That Kid Drives Me Nuts! Tweets of the Day (5/25/2012)

School is now out or almost. How about mulling over some input for next year's class? Does classroom management sound like a great thinking topic while you're sipping iced tea by the pool? 

Barbed wire and behavior mod--great metaphor

'The Barbed Wire Model of Classroom Management' by Ben Johnson

http://www.edutopia.org/classroom-management-barbed-wire-model

This article, written awhile back, (probably by a teacher who lives on a ranch), accurately describes some of the snares teachers get caught in trying to direct a class.

'How to Make Consequences Work' http://www.edutopia.org/blog/how-to-make-consequences-work-richard-curwin

This is a very serious article by Dr. Edwin Curwin. It will turn all your classroom rules upside down. Are you ready?

Dr. Curwin

 Dr. Richard Curwin is the director of the Master's program in Behavior Disorder at David Yellin College in Jerusalem and the author of 20 books related to motivation and behavior, including Discipline with Dignity and Meeting Students Where They Live.

Disciplining with dignity--I guess timing the kids out to the hall doesn't qualify.

Here is another good article on classroom management to consider while you're licking your wounds from that rascal who just bid you 'Happy Summer, teacher!' Just joking. Although we've all had a few rascals in class. What to do?

'What's the Secret to Effective Classroom Management?' No, that's the name of the article, not my rhetorical question. It is also at Edutopia.

 http://www.edutopia.org/blog/good-classroom-management-secret-maurice-elias

Rapport!

Here's a great quote that I agree with completely.

'Learning is work of the head and work of .the heart. A climate of fear thwarts all of the goals of higher learning.' Thank you Maurice Elias.

So, we've got some thinking and planning to do.