ED 645 Reflection

Classroom management is one of the most important things that a teacher needs in order to be successful. To have good classroom management, there needs to be norms and expectations set in place that students and the teacher need to be held accountable for. If these things are not set in place and the teacher is not consistent, it makes it hard to have an environment where your students will feel safe and want to learn.

When I started teaching in 2017, classroom management was scary to me. I have heard horror stories about some classrooms and how the students basically ran the show. Never teaching before and going into a school where the population is not what I had ever experienced was daunting, but I was going to have to figure it out. I came in stern and strict and soon realized that, that was not going to work. Making adjustments over the last two years, I think I may have found a system that works. I am more personable with my students, fair in my grading and treatment, and hold them accountable. My students respect me and my classroom operates smoothly since we all have a mutual respect and understanding of one another's expectations.

In the coming years of my teaching careers, I am hoping to perfect my classroom management. I hope to do this by trying to find more ways to help relate better to my students and get them more motivated to learn mathematics. I want to find things that interest them and make my lessons and real world scenarios more relateable to their lives and the communities they live in.