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Classroom Management Philosophy Statement

To begin, I believe classroom management is very important in every classroom. I believe


that if students are in a safe environment, learning can take place. I believe that meeting the
needs of my students is a critical part of a successful class. I want to have great teacher-student
relationships as well as student-student relationships. This creates meaningful discussions and
interactions. Talking will be routine in my classroom, as well as group work. I intend to use
group work to include as many learners as I can. I will do this by using specific tasks to
encourage every learner to be an active participant as they learn from each other.
The impacts of the learning environment have a big effect on student learning and I
hope that my classroom will be an environment, which engages my students to critically think,
discuss and reflect. Students will be able to participate in a classroom where personal
experiences are shared and learned. I believe that students should be constantly challenged and
provoked to think critically.
Furthermore, if the students are involved in making the classroom rules, they will be
more motivated to obey them and the consequences that will be implemented alongside them,
will not be argued. I will have the students write a classroom rules on a poster board and hang it
in the room. I will also send the rules home to have the parents sign and return to me so that I can
include them in what we are trying to accomplish in the classroom. This also is inclusive of
student-student relationships. Students are now able to hold each other accountable for rules they
all came up with together. Building strong student-student relationships will help with their inclass environment as well as out of class.
Part of a teacher-student relationship is asking students about their life outside of class.
This will increase his or her in-class response, knowing someone is paying attention to him or
her. I want students to be a part of their learning. I want to motivate my students to learn and

keep their interest by using engaging work. I will motivate all students to participate in class so
that they can learn from each other as well as me; especially in diverse classrooms where I have
students are from different backgrounds. One main point by Dreikurs (New World Encyclopedia,
2015) points out that students who are not having their needs met will "act out" in order to get
their needs met for either attention or power. I want to create an environment where students do
not feel that they are being treated unfairly.
If there is a consistent behavior problem, the use of consequences should be addressed
with the teacher and student as much as possible. I think it is crucial to state these rights and
explain what the students need to do to have these rights in the beginning of the school year.
Establishing this early is crucial in having an environment conducive to teaching and learning. I
feel it is important to address consequences by helping a student find a connection between their
behavior and the outcome. The consequences need to be related and reasonable. Instead of
focusing solely on the misbehavior in the classroom, I will promote responsible behavior by
focusing on the good behavior and attitudes in my classroom. I will do this by sending home
positive notes, or calling the parents about good behavior. I feel as though including the parents
on the reinforced behavior is rewarding for them as well as the student. However, I do not
believe in rewards such as starts or stickers. I want my students to be intrinsically motivated and
know that it is okay to make mistakes and take risks in the classroom; I will encourage them
through this process. Unlike praise, encouragement is a positive response to the students efforts
on their completed work or attempts. I want to focus on the student improvement and effort, not
just the final product.

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