Last week, I worked at the same school for two straight days. I saw many of the same students. My experience on both days can be described as night and day.
Class one was a math class. The students came in loudly and took a while to find their desks. They took even longer to get math books from under their desk. I tried to take attendance while yelling over the loud voices. I told the students their math assignment and it was clearly written on the whiteboard. Most students did not even crack open the book and continued to talk like it was social hour. I even had a student ask what he was supposed to do midway through the class period. This happened through the rest of the day.
Class two was a world history class. Students walked in the door talking with normal inside voices. They walked over to the cupboard and obtained a copy of their history book. A few students retrieved a second or third book for another student. Students looked at the whiteboard for their assignment, opened their books, and began their assignment. The bell rang and I took attendance. The class remained quiet for the whole class time. This type of behavior was in every class period of the day.
The teacher in class A obviously does not have control of her class. The students think that they can get away with anything. The students behaved very poorly with a substitute teacher. The teacher in class B has complete control of his class. The students behave the same way for a substitute as they do for their teacher. They know there will be punishment for any bad behavior.
Remember, there were many of the same students in both classes. The students behaved differently in both classes. This shows me that all students can behave themselves. The key to great students is that the students need to know what is expected of them and the teacher needs to stay strict to all rules and procedures to every student every day.
Lesson Learned!
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