Disruption In Classroom

Running Head: NEGATIVE

Negative Disruption
Tina Murray
Grand Canyon University: EDU 536

Classroom management is best when students are following procedures and doing what is expect of them. Disruptions and misbehaviors are under control. The ideal classroom where students behave the way they are expected to. Classrooms like this are only found in heaven where perfection is the mainstream of life. Classroom disruptions happen in almost every classroom. Let’s be honest, it happens in every classroom not almost every classroom. Educators deal with students who have their own mind and want to control as much as they can. The frustrations of teachers with classroom management are caused by the negative classroom conditions or disruptions
Unpreparedness is becoming an epidemic within the classrooms. This unpreparedness takes away from student learning and disrupts class because students interrupt to take care of the issue on class time. The year was almost over and the teacher could not figure out how to deal with the unpreparedness until she learned of a procedure that could help. Procedures have to be established in the beginning of the year to be most effective (Charles, 2011). She thought she could try this one procedure for the rest of the year to see if it works. Before the procedure was implemented a typical day was students came in with their backpacks everywhere. Books, notebooks, and pencils were never taken out until well after class time began. The noise level that incurred while student retrieved their materials was a major disruption. Not to mention the backpacks which were in the way of the isles around the tables could cause a tripping accident. The procedure was implemented by saying the students would come 5 minutes before class began, leave their backpacks in the hall and bring in their books, pencils, and notebooks and place them at their seat. It has been over 2 weeks and this procedure has been working great. Students always have their materials and are ready when class
It now has a link to text messaging within class but there are still those students who pass notes. The written word is so powerful. It can bring about the greatest feeling or the greatest sadness. Notes that are passed may contain complaints of other people within the class to include the teacher. From the perspective of the teacher if the note passer is caught it is seen as disrespectful. So how do we as educators teach respect to our students? Respect for the teacher, other students, or themselves. A reason why students pass notes is because the classroom is not engaging enough. There is too much lag time from concept to concept, or the teacher is boring. Students try to fill these times with things that are engaging. In most cases these other things are disruptive to the class. Solutions for this type of behavior are to have a lesson plan that uses all available time. Students will stay engaged with the lesson and have little time to disrupt the class or other students by passing