Comments for Classroom Management Skills http://www.classroommanagementskills.org Honorable Character Wed, 12 May 2010 18:46:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on Respect in the Classroom by Ann http://www.classroommanagementskills.org/05/10/teacher-class-respect/comment-page-1/#comment-42 Ann Wed, 12 May 2010 18:46:26 +0000 http://www.classroommanagementskills.org/?p=117#comment-42 A previous comment from Larry is an indication of our society's need for respect. In today's world we equate agreement with respect. If we don't agree with a persons view we feel justified in showing disrespect. We are told to respect the position even though we may not respect the person. I suggest that everyone has value regardless of position or opinion. If we choose to respect position over person we develop an attitude of disdain. Our young students will surely pick up on that and adopt it into their own value system. Respect must be modeled and encouraged. A previous comment from Larry is an indication of our society’s need for respect. In today’s world we equate agreement with respect. If we don’t agree with a persons view we feel justified in showing disrespect. We are told to respect the position even though we may not respect the person. I suggest that everyone has value regardless of position or opinion. If we choose to respect position over person we develop an attitude of disdain. Our young students will surely pick up on that and adopt it into their own value system. Respect must be modeled and encouraged.

]]> Comment on Traditional Classroom Management by Natalie http://www.classroommanagementskills.org/05/03/traditional-classes/comment-page-1/#comment-39 Natalie Mon, 10 May 2010 14:05:48 +0000 http://www.classroommanagementskills.org/?p=114#comment-39 Cassi, Thanks for the book recommendation - I will definitely check it out. Even outside the classroom, names are valuable. Possibly one reason why Starbucks is known for its friendly environment, because everyone seems to know your name? Cassi,
Thanks for the book recommendation – I will definitely check it out. Even outside the classroom, names are valuable. Possibly one reason why Starbucks is known for its friendly environment, because everyone seems to know your name?

]]> Comment on Traditional Classroom Management by Cassi Nespor http://www.classroommanagementskills.org/05/03/traditional-classes/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Cassi Nespor Tue, 04 May 2010 01:44:25 +0000 http://www.classroommanagementskills.org/?p=114#comment-22 I love The First Days of School, and I think greeting students by name is important, no matter how traditional or non-traditional the classroom is. The book Teaching Outside the Box has some great insight on names. I love The First Days of School, and I think greeting students by name is important, no matter how traditional or non-traditional the classroom is. The book Teaching Outside the Box has some great insight on names.

]]> Comment on Ideal Class size by Larry http://www.classroommanagementskills.org/04/19/ideal-class-size/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Larry Wed, 21 Apr 2010 22:19:44 +0000 http://www.classroommanagementskills.org/?p=91#comment-13 There's a big difference between a teacher-pupil relationship and a socialist dictator who's trying to ruin your country. None of the liberals in the media showed George W Bush any respect. But then he was a white, christian conservative - so that makes it okay. There’s a big difference between a teacher-pupil relationship and a socialist dictator who’s trying to ruin your country.

None of the liberals in the media showed George W Bush any respect. But then he was a white, christian conservative – so that makes it okay.

]]> Comment on Ideal Class size by Natalie http://www.classroommanagementskills.org/04/19/ideal-class-size/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Natalie Wed, 21 Apr 2010 16:29:43 +0000 http://www.classroommanagementskills.org/?p=91#comment-12 Again, there is a difference between critizing someone's actions and merely calling them a name. I cannot, in good conscience, write a blog for a company producing character-building tools while allowing someone to show dishonor toward a leader. Regardless of my or your personal political beliefs, the person who won the election deserves respect. And it seems to me that the very point Stan was making in his blog was that teachers have lost their respect in the classroom. How can we require it of our students when we are not willing to show it ourselves? Again, there is a difference between critizing someone’s actions and merely calling them a name. I cannot, in good conscience, write a blog for a company producing character-building tools while allowing someone to show dishonor toward a leader. Regardless of my or your personal political beliefs, the person who won the election deserves respect. And it seems to me that the very point Stan was making in his blog was that teachers have lost their respect in the classroom. How can we require it of our students when we are not willing to show it ourselves?

]]> Comment on Ideal Class size by Larry http://www.classroommanagementskills.org/04/19/ideal-class-size/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Larry Tue, 20 Apr 2010 20:27:33 +0000 http://www.classroommanagementskills.org/?p=91#comment-11 Wow. This is unbelievable to me. Even my comments are being censored on this blog, because I dare to criticise the new messiah, Barrack Hussain Obama. Wow. This is unbelievable to me. Even my comments are being censored on this blog, because I dare to criticise the new messiah, Barrack Hussain Obama.

]]> Comment on Ideal Class size by Larry http://www.classroommanagementskills.org/04/19/ideal-class-size/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Larry Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:39:31 +0000 http://www.classroommanagementskills.org/?p=91#comment-10 Everyone knows that discipline is what's required. That doesn't mean that teachers should go about punching students every 5 minutes, not at all. We all know that there's a big difference between abuse and structured discipline. Everyone knows that discipline is what’s required. That doesn’t mean that teachers should go about punching students every 5 minutes, not at all. We all know that there’s a big difference between abuse and structured discipline.

]]> Comment on Ideal Class size by Natalie http://www.classroommanagementskills.org/04/19/ideal-class-size/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Natalie Tue, 20 Apr 2010 14:03:19 +0000 http://www.classroommanagementskills.org/?p=91#comment-9 Larry, thanks for confirming my faith in Stan’s opinions. I can vouch for “political correctness” being a weakness in the States as well. Seems like if we are trying to keep everyone happy, suddenly no one is happy. Larry, thanks for confirming my faith in Stan’s opinions. I can vouch for “political correctness” being a weakness in the States as well. Seems like if we are trying to keep everyone happy, suddenly no one is happy.

]]> Comment on Ideal Class size by Larry http://www.classroommanagementskills.org/04/19/ideal-class-size/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Larry Mon, 19 Apr 2010 16:40:23 +0000 http://www.classroommanagementskills.org/?p=91#comment-6 I read Stan's blog every day, and I can tell you now that he's rarely, if ever, wrong. Some people just talk common sense, and I think that no right-minded and logical person can disagree with what he said about class size/discipline. It is definitely political correctness to blame again for the fall in Britain's education standards - that and an incompetent socialist Labour government, who have dumbed down the education system beyond all recognition. I read Stan’s blog every day, and I can tell you now that he’s rarely, if ever, wrong. Some people just talk common sense, and I think that no right-minded and logical person can disagree with what he said about class size/discipline. It is definitely political correctness to blame again for the fall in Britain’s education standards – that and an incompetent socialist Labour government, who have dumbed down the education system beyond all recognition.

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