Chapter #3: Classroom Behavior

This chapter discusses the importance of behavior in the classroom by both the students and the teacher. Expectations are set at the beginning of the class and help maintain fair behavior by both the teacher and the student. This chapter also discussed that consequences have to match the wrong doing. It also brought up the issue of substitutes and how students do not respect them because they do not respect the student.

I completely agree with a comment that one student made, "if a teacher shows that they're scared of the students, the students are going to try to take control" (p.36). I was very nervous the first day that I was at Mt. Blue. My mentor teacher threw me right in front of the class on the first day. I learned very quickly that if I present myself as nervous or scared then the students are going to take advantage of that. As I was in front of the class I realized that there was nothing to be nervous about. I know that not all my experiences are going to be this way and I will not have that type of support when I do become a teacher. It was a good first experience and since reading this chapter I know that showing that I am scared will not help my position in my classroom.