Classroom Management Philosphy

Classroom Management Philosophy
An Aspiring Teacher’s Classroom Management Philosophy for Teaching
Max Freedman
School of Education, California State University, Chico
EDTE 265: Exploration of Teaching and Learning in Diverse K-12 Settings
Professor David Teja
November 12, 2023

Classroom Management is the most crucial philosophy to have in place when starting a
school year. The first day of school with students sets the tone for the entire year. A teacher's
success in many cases can boil down to how well a teacher is able to manage their classroom
starting on the first day of school. My strategy for the first day of school would be to warmly
welcome my students into the classroom and briefly give an introduction about myself so my
students would get to know a little about me so they can begin to feel at ease in a more
welcoming environment. My goal as a teacher is to create an environment where deep learning
can occur and one of the best steps I can take to ensure that environment is created is by being
welcoming and present inside and outside of the classroom. When kids can feel safe and
comfortable in a classroom they can then start to take greater steps in their education.
Once I have introduced myself my would be to then go over my base set of classroom
expectations and ground rules. Depending on the age group and maturity of the classroom I am
teaching the expectations and ground rules will be modified. However, for the most part there
will be several main sentiments. The core values I want to uphold in my classroom are respect,
responsibility, transparency, and trust. In my discussion about these rules and expectations I
would explain why each one of those sentiments are important in order to have a successful year.
I would then want to encourage my class to then come up with their own ideas as to what they
think would be good expectations to have going into this year. This would provide the students
to begin to talk with others and give them a chance to feel like they have a say in the classroom
so they don’t feel as if the teacher is the only one who has a say in how the classroom is run.
Once several ideas have been shared I would want to then create a sign which we could
proudly display in the classroom with these rules and expectations we have created. This allows
the students to then understand that their ideas and contributions are important and valued.
Additionally, these rules would be proudly displayed so the students are able to refer back to
them if they would like. This activity is a great way to allow students to have a say in classroom
management and create accountability since they created the rules they are responsible for
following them. After this activity I would move on to some ice breakers with the students to
keep the energy up and then at the end of the day wrap up by referring back to all of the things
we went over about the rules and expectations to allow for any final comments, questions or
concerns.
Technology is a major topic that I want to be strict about. I understand that we are living
in a digital era and our phones are very important to us. But I believe that phones should not be
allowed to be used in the classroom unless it is specifically permitted. I would give warnings to
students if I saw them on their phones, and if they continue to be on their phone throughout the
day I would take their phones away till the end of the day and contact their parents about their
disruptive misuse of their phones. There would be a list of rules and expectations listed in the
syllabus that I would create for my students. I would urge them to read over it and to be aware of
the expectations to ensure they are fully prepared for the year and so that they are aware of the
rules because I think it is unfair to punish someone for breaking any rules that they are not aware
of.
Moving on to day to day classroom management. Once students become aware of the
boundaries and expectations they will slowly come to a point where they want to test the waters
and try to stretch the rules and try to push on the established boundaries. My goal as a teacher is
to understand that this will happen and once this problem appears, I want to have a set plan to
mitigate any issues that happen. My first strategy would be to create eye contact with the
students who are creating a problem to let them know that I am acknowledging them breaking
the rule and I am giving them a warning to stop their behavior. Then if that failed I would then
intentionally position myself in the room to be closer to those students to see if that will stop
their behavior. By positioning myself in a way to be closer to the students they feel less likely to
do anything since they are by the teacher. But if that fails as well I would ensure I am not
showing any frustration outwardly. I would like to do this in order to show that I am ignoring the
behavior. Oftentimes when behaviors aren’t given attention the student will stop because the
behavior isn’t receiving the attention the student wanted by acting out. But if the issue persists I
would try to remind the entire class about the rules and expectations which doesn't single anyone
out but allows for another chance to stop the issue that is being created.
Depending on how disruptive this problem becomes I would either ask to speak to this
student outside and try to have a conversation with them to see what is going on and to ask them
to stop the behavior. Or I would wait till a natural break occurs to then speak to the student. This
approach allows for a more productive face to face discussion of what is going on to hopefully
stop the student from continuing the behaviors. But if all else fails, contacting others for support
would be my next step. By getting others involved it allows for different approaches and voices
to attempt to stop the problem at hand. After the situation is over I think it would be a good idea
to restate the expectations as a way to move forward and to remind the students what is expected
of them.

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Classroom Management Philosophy

An Aspiring Teacher’s Classroom Management Philosophy for Teaching

School of Education, California State University, Chico

EDTE 265: Exploration of Teaching and Learning in Diverse K-12 Settings

Professor David Teja

November 12, 2023

welcoming environment. My goal as a teacher is to create an environment where deep learning

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