| When your class gets out of hand or steps out | | | | kills a lot of birds with one stone. It stares back at |
| of line you need to reassert who the boss is. If | | | | the student and lets them know that they've |
| you don't do this the right way, it will backfire on | | | | been fairly warned. It shows the other students in |
| you and the problem will just get worse. If you | | | | class what will happen to them if they make the |
| use empty threats on your class and they call | | | | same decision. It also serves as a reminder to |
| your bluff, you've not only lost the battle, but | | | | you, the teacher, as you may forget about the |
| you've made it really hard to win the war. Now | | | | infraction if that student behaves well for a few |
| you not only have to raise the level of your | | | | minutes but then regresses back to misbehaving. |
| threat, you must carry through with it or face | | | | If you have students that are too old for recess |
| losing their respect permanently. | | | | then the best means of getting them in order is |
| One great way to threaten your class is to take | | | | to threaten more homework. What you do not |
| away privileges. Therefore, if you haven't already | | | | want to do is give less homework to the |
| done so, you'll want to start giving your class | | | | students that behave well. This creates a slippery |
| certain privileges so that you have something to | | | | slope and eventually you will have some students |
| take away should they misbehave later on. If you | | | | who are doing no homework, and parents will |
| are teaching elementary school children, you have | | | | complain that you are not challenging their child |
| a built-in privilege called Recess. This usually works | | | | enough. You want to give the misbehaving |
| like a charm because no student want their free | | | | students even more homework than the rest of |
| time taken away. It may be hard for you as the | | | | the class. This way there is no limit to how much |
| teacher, because that's your time to take a | | | | extra homework you can dish out. While some |
| breather and relax, but you must play hardball if | | | | school administrators don't like the practice of |
| you want your class to respect the power you | | | | using homework as a punishment, simply state |
| have. | | | | that homework itself is not the punishment, but |
| For these students, simply write the name of the | | | | the extra assignments are. You are now |
| child that is getting on your nerves on the board. | | | | encroaching on the students free time, and this |
| Let them know that they are in danger of losing | | | | will usually correct their behavior in class. |
| their recess time. Writing the name on the board | | | | |