Module 3
Chapter 7 mainly touches base with classroom management. The main ideas that stuck out to me were punishment and reinforcement. On page 257 in the Educational Psychology textbook by Woolfolk, there is a section on two types of reinforcement. There is both positive and negative reinforcement. Negative reinforcement is a process of trying to control and prevent a certain behavior. Positive reinforcement is an act of trying to keep a good behavior in order. In the class that I observe I have noticed my teacher's technique for positive reinforcement. He knows how to get a certain student on track by simply talking about sports and that allows the student to get his mind in the right place. On page 258, there are some good punishment techniques (presentation and removal punishment). I have seen removal punishment work firsthand from cell phones being removed or activities or privileges even being removed. From my experiences I believe that presentation punishment is great because as a ball player I never wanted to do extra running; so once coach mentioned that as punishment we would immediately listen.
Some punishments do not work and I have seen that firsthand. I used to have class mates who were my neighbors and they would get suspended from school a lot. They used to tell me how much they loved their suspension punishment because they were able to stay home and play video games. One day I decided to act out and get suspended. I had to miss 4 days of school because of my punishment and I ended up playing video games with the neighbor who was also suspended. This sounds horrible but in all honesty it was something that was considered "cool" in my junior high. Kids were trying to be suspended and that is a problem. Some kids might like being suspended and it even mentions that on page 258 in the Woolfolk text.
Chapter 13 focused on the importance of classroom management, creating a positive learning environment, maintaining a good environment, dealing with bullying and immediate problems, and bringing forth the best management skills necessary for school. I believe chapter 13 had great material and I will use this when considering my future in coaching or teaching. Rules and routines are very important when it comes to classroom management. Routines do not need to be written down but they should be a set of expectations and actions that are custom to each student once they enter the classroom (Woolfolk, p. 494). Rules should be posted or written down and should be the forbidden actions that students will respect and honor. I believe that both routines and rules are very important considering that I will be going into coaching. Routines of having the athletes stretch, throw, and warm-up will be very important so there is structure in the program. Rules must be issued so the athletes are held at a high standard to set a good example and not act like wild animals. One main rule is no swearing and I plan to have them either run or pay a fine if they decide to use vulgar language. I believe that I can use these methods of rules and routines effectively in my future.
Some punishments do not work and I have seen that firsthand. I used to have class mates who were my neighbors and they would get suspended from school a lot. They used to tell me how much they loved their suspension punishment because they were able to stay home and play video games. One day I decided to act out and get suspended. I had to miss 4 days of school because of my punishment and I ended up playing video games with the neighbor who was also suspended. This sounds horrible but in all honesty it was something that was considered "cool" in my junior high. Kids were trying to be suspended and that is a problem. Some kids might like being suspended and it even mentions that on page 258 in the Woolfolk text.
Chapter 13 focused on the importance of classroom management, creating a positive learning environment, maintaining a good environment, dealing with bullying and immediate problems, and bringing forth the best management skills necessary for school. I believe chapter 13 had great material and I will use this when considering my future in coaching or teaching. Rules and routines are very important when it comes to classroom management. Routines do not need to be written down but they should be a set of expectations and actions that are custom to each student once they enter the classroom (Woolfolk, p. 494). Rules should be posted or written down and should be the forbidden actions that students will respect and honor. I believe that both routines and rules are very important considering that I will be going into coaching. Routines of having the athletes stretch, throw, and warm-up will be very important so there is structure in the program. Rules must be issued so the athletes are held at a high standard to set a good example and not act like wild animals. One main rule is no swearing and I plan to have them either run or pay a fine if they decide to use vulgar language. I believe that I can use these methods of rules and routines effectively in my future.
Good post! I like your thoughts about suspension. When I was in junior high and I first learned what suspension was, I thought to myself that staying home doesn't seem like much of a punishment when so many students do not like school in the first place. My school also had a form of punishment called "in-school suspension", which was basically like an all-day detention. This to me seems much more effective.
ReplyDeleteI love your story about your trying to get suspended and enjoying your day. You clearly make the point that punishment needs to be something viewed as aversive by the students or it won't be effective. When I was in high school, my PE teacher would make us run laps if we goofed off. It never bothered me because I liked to run, and I would often prefer running to some of the other PE activities that were planned.
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