ABSTRACT

Every teacher has a classroom to manage. One may guide a class of five girls studying advanced Latin around a well-lit seminar table while another may teach sixteen biology students in a laboratory with sparse or obsolete equipment. A third may greet twenty bouncy kindergartners every morning. I’m convinced that these three teachers-and indeed, all teachers-do the best they can when it comes to classroom management. After all, a teacher’s classroom management sets the stage for student learning. We all want our students to behave well in class. If we could do anything to improve student behavior, surely we would.