CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT. DEALING WITH DISCIPLINE

Abstract

The teaching process with all its difficulties faces teachers with numerous challenges, and one of the biggest is dealing with discipline. This article is organized in two parts, a theoretical and a practical one. They deal with discipline problems in classrooms. The theoretical part will mainly cover the following topics; What is meant by control on management? What are some important qualities teachers need to manage discipline? The nature of difficulties related to the topic As a practical part of this article there are given some tips and actions teachers can implement in order to prevent and reduce discipline problems in the classroom. Teachers’ personal qualities as well as their technical skills are vital. Teachers have to be good in two senses of the word: they must be good in the sense of being effective in the skills of classroom management; and they must be good in that they must be morally good, possessing natural virtues.