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Psychology Applied to Teaching
, Tenth Edition
Jack Snowman, Southern Illinois University
Robert Biehler
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| | SPAN CLASS="textbookinteriorsubhead">Thought Questions
Chapter 12: Classroom Management
- What are the benefits of taking an authoritative approach
to classroom management? Are there situations that you feel it makes more
sense to take a laissez-faire or authoritarian approach? If so, why would
these approaches be more appropriate? Discuss your answers with your classmates.
- What are some rules that you believe to be important for
your future classroom? What is the best way to make sure that your students
will adopt these rules? What are some ways to establish consistent consequences
and reinforcement for classroom behavior?
- Recall an instance in which you were reprimanded or punished
by a teacher. Were the teacher's actions effective? Why or why not? Consider
a situation in which a classmate was reprimanded or punished. What impact
did the teacher's actions have on you (if any) as an observer?
- Take a few minutes to visualize and draw what you believe
to be an ideal classroom setting for enhancing classroom management. Consider
concerns of maintaining withitness, creating activities that keep students
engaged, and developing a pleasant and non-threatening atmosphere. Discuss
your ideal classroom with your classmates. How do their classrooms compare/differ
from yours?
- School violence continues to gain attention in the media.
What factors do you feel are the most influential in the occurrence of extreme
violence in our schools in recent years? What are some solutions? What are
the strengths and limitations of these solutions?
- What are several ways in which you use technology to help
you stay organized and meet the demands of being a student? With this in
mind, what are some ways that you will be able to use technology to stay
organized and meet the demands of being a teacher?
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