Classroom management is essential to having a successful classroom environment. Starting classroom management early in the school year is the only way to keep the classroom running smoothly. This means that rules that are established in the beginning of the school year need to be followed through with. In other words, if someone does not follow the rules, then necessary action needs to be taken to make sure it doesn't happen again. If students learn early on that there won't be consequences for breaking the rules, then they will continue to break the rules. This will lead to chaos in the classroom and no classroom management. The rules that are created in the beginning of the school year should be a classroom effort. In other words, the students should all help create the rules that they expect in the classroom. This is useful and beneficial, because it holds the kids responsible for the rules they helped create. It also means that they should definitely be following the rules because they helped to create them and said that's what they expect in the classroom.
One of the rules that should strictly be enforced is the sense that your classroom is a community. Students will feel much more comfortable and perform better if they feel safe and happy in the class room setting. The classroom becomes the childrens' family when they are away from home. It is extremely important all students feel like they are in a safe community and that they are all treated equally.
Within the classroom, it's necessary to be fair and equal to all students. As the teacher, you need to be fair to all students. It is also important to be consistent in all aspects in the classroom. This gives the students the chance to know what to expect, and if they do something wrong they know what their consequences will be before the teacher even talks to them. In these situations, the students will be less willing to break and rules and everyone will be happy and comfortable.
