Change Can Be Good

The rules of my classroom should be posted clearly so that there is no confusion as to what my expectations for the students are. I will spend time at the beginning of the year to go over what I expect the students to do and review as needed. If I notice any problems I should be quick to make any needed changes so that the problems will not continue. We should never get stuck doing the same thing over and over again. Things can always be made better. If I notice that students are not learning how to do something or are not behaving properly I can usually trace the problem to how I am running the activity. I think that boredom is the most common cause of problems in the classroom. One thing that I have done in the past is create side projects that the students can do to keep them engaged. I also have a collection of technology related books and magazines available to students when they need something to do. If a student has something constructive to do he won’t be destructive.