Chapter # 4

Chapter four covered many of the behavioral issues teachers deal with on a daily basis.  I thought part that caught my attention was that despite the numerous situations that can arise as a teacher, the class rules should be kept relatively basic at the beginning of the year as to not confuse students.  I know in many of the classes I have had in the past, there are so many rules I can hardly remember them all.  My keeping is basic the students can remember the information better.  The important part of this though is to cover as much essential information in the few rules as possible.  Students still need to understand the rules of the classroom on a  basic level.  The teacher can make adjustments from there as long as they are fair.  Another important part of this is that teachers are prepared for almost any situation.  Teachers should know what they need to do to encourage good behavior as the book and presentation on chapter four both point out.  Everything from where you stand when watching movies, how you praise students, and how you discipline them can affect how the students react.  If we as teachers take away the temptation to misbehave there will be less instances of it.  However, it will never totally be prevented so the teacher must be prepared and have clear class rules.