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Class room managemnet

It’s providing a safe, comfortable learning environment in students by motivating , enhancing discipline,and inducing self esteem among them

CHALLENGES IN CLASSROOM MANAGEMNT

1. Unfavorable learning conditions

This problem can arise due to,

• overcrowded class room with more than the regular number of students to a class.

• poor lighting facilities and inadequate ventilation in the classroom

• Oderless positioning of furniture and cabinets, making the collection and retrieval of tools less efficient.

•sources of noise from outside and inside the classroom will obstruct understanding of the lesson.

2.Teacher’s poor management skills

• The teachers’ lack of adequate knowledge and skills in handling the children in education as well as modelling misbahaviour contribute to challenges in class room.
• misbehavior should be dealt without disrupting the learning activity

3. Varied response of students

• each students are different in their individual attitudes, interests and abilities
• this is manly due to, family background, physical and mental capacities, and emotional traits among others.
• There are students whom disrespects shool laws and try to violate it often
• The eager beavers will dominate the conversation with their enthusiasm, opinions and thoughts, and the shy ones will simply sit back and let them

4.Time constraints

• Eventhough the teacher may able to present the class by sharing every details and solving the doubts of students ,since time limit are there for each particular subjects, most of the time it become a one way conversation

2.STRATEGIES THAT CAN BE IMPLEMENTED TO PREVENT FUTURE CHALLENGES

1. Maintain proper seating arrangements for students

• Students in rows face front of classroom arrangement allows students to focus on when are lecturing or teaching routines and procedures.
• Position student desks so that they face the center when you are facilitating classroom discussions.
• The outer area is ideal for skits, role playing, and student demonstrations.
• It creates a friendlier atmosphere
• Situate chairs around tables so that students do not have their backs facing you.
• This arrangement is ideal for cooperative learning activities.

2.Maintain proper allocation for furniture

• Exhibit shelves are either permanently pinned to the wall or are made to stand at the sides.
• White board for writing and clarifying lesson discussions, together with bulletin boards, are available for posting important messages and outstanding pieces of students work, art and illustrations.

3.MAKE THE CLASSROM CLEAN AND TIDY

• Clean rooms, hallways and surroundings Should be neat and tidy. the teacher should schedule who is responsible for their neatness on a regular basis.
• The physical environment must also be a safe place where curious, overactive and energetic children are always o n the go.
• proper lighting and ventilation must be provided and maintained for everybody’s comfort during class hours.

4. AVOID UNACCEPTABLE AND INEFFECTIVE BEHAVIOURS

• Avoid shouting,Nagging the students
• provide punishments to misconducts like,keeping a student in a “detention area” during or after classes as a penalty for misbehavior is a waste of time and occasion for learning.
• The shameful experience is not easy to forget.
• Denying a student some privileges due to unnecessary hyperactivity can all the more encourage repetitions.
• Assignment of additional homework i n a larger level make them dislike the subject.
• Grades for academic achievement should not be affected due to misdemeanor.

5.REWARD POSITIVE BEHAVIOURS

• Award merits for good behavior and demerits for inconsistencies and lapses.
• Give students the free to express or explain agitated feelings and misgivings rather than censure them right away.

6. MAINTAIN PROPER COMMUNICATION WITH TEACHING FACULTY AND STUDENTS

• Proper conversations can help in discovering problems and agreeing on mutually beneficial solutions
• Use verbal reinforcers that encourage good behavior and discourage bad tendencies.
• Use nonverbal gestures, frown or a hard look to dissuade them from mischiefs.