Education Essay: Classroom Management and the Inclusive Classroom

Classroom Management and the Inclusive Classroom
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Classroom Management and the Inclusive Classroom
Examples of Misbehavior or Disruptive Behavior

Potential Causes of Misbehavior or Disruptive Behavior

Misbehavior or Disruptive Behavior
Classroom Management Strategies

1.
Inattention

A scenario where students are distracted, daydream in class, look out of the window, and thinking about irrelevant things that have nothing to do with classwork (Grossman,2003). It arises from stress, illness, family problems, sleep deprivation, attention hyperactivity disorder, lack of motivation, traumatic events, and self-efficacy.

1 Letting students work in pairs. Inattentive students should be paired with an active student to keep the former on their toes. It will also help them to concentrate (Kellam et al., 2008).
2 Being lively and calling students by name. Teachers should be energetic and try as much as possible to engage and interact with all students when teaching (Barbetta et al., 2005). That attracts the attention of students because it kills boredom. Knowing students by their name prevents them from getting into trouble.

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Moving about the room

It involves moving around the classroom aimlessly without permission or congregating in certain areas of a class. They usually move around because they are bored, tired, desire to disturb others, and idleness (Kellam et al., 2008). Those students may disrupt the concentration of other students who are studying and can cause commotions.

1   Instituting punishments. Setting rules that students should not idle around the class, and failure to adhere is punishable(Grossman,2003).
2 Giving students sufficient homework.  That will make them busy and concentrate on their work rather than idling around the classroom(Grossman,2003).

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Annoying others

It involves teasing and provoking other students, making noise, spreading rumors or gossips, ridiculing, and calling others names(Kellam et al., 2008). That behavior results from frustration, desire to revenge, and to seek attention. It may lead to fights if not stopped.

1 Remaining calm. Students are encouraged to remain calm when provoked to avoid fights and instead report the issues so that perpetrators are punished.
2 Understanding the reasons for annoying behaviors. Teachers should seek to understand why students annoy others because some causes of annoyance are not intentional but caused by traumatic events(Grossman,2003). After understanding the reasons, they should take action and set goals.

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Sexual harassment

It involves making others uncomfortable using sexually explicit languages, touching inappropriately, spreading nasty sexual rumors, and sexual innuendos. It creates a hostile learning environment for the affected student, emotional distress, and can disengage from class or curriculum activities(Barbetta et al., 2005). It is caused by the desire to humiliate and harass others and sexual attraction.

1 Educate students. Students need education on the difference between f...