Teaching High School: What is Your Classroom Management Profile?

Educator Readings

Gotham Writers' Workshop: Writing Fiction: The Practical Guide from New York's Acclaimed Creative Writing School
As much as I would love to take on of the courses online with this book, this book is much cheaper ($15 vs $350) and possibly will be just as good.
William Glasser: The Quality School: Managing Students Without Coercion
I saw Glasser speak a few years ago. Just as powerful in person as this book is in your lap and then in your mind.
Neil Postman: The End Of Education : Redefining the Value of School
From the back of the book: "...today's schools promote the false 'gods' of economic utility, consumerism, technology, or ethnic separatism and resentment."
W. James Popham: The Truth About Testing: An Educator's Call to Action
Shows much more than I thought possible about the dangers of too much testing. (*****)
Martin L. Gross: The Conspiracy of Ignorance: The Failure of American Public Schools
This affirms for me many thoughts I have had about the public schooling system in the US. (*****)

Tuesday, November 04, 2003

What is Your Classroom Management Profile?

Thanks to Up the Down Staircase's blog for the link to find out "What is your classroom management profile?"

Mine is authoritative. Right after I took it, I only thought there were three styles mentioned: Authoritarian, Laissez-Faire, and Indifferent. All three of those scores hovered around the same number (7). Then I realized my mistake and added up for the the Authoritative and it was 13. I read that one and was not surprised. Of course, as it mentions and as is true for most any quiz like this, some of all of them speak to me.

After eight years of teaching though, I'm disappointed in my management for my last class of the day this year. I've rearranged their seating, I've talked to a few kids in the hallway, and various other little things. What surprised me is that they have the highest average of my three English classes. Sigh. Oh well, they do have many good things to say about what we are reading, it's just that not everyone gets to hear it. I'll be happy with those times when they are spot on with having a discussion.

Tuesday, November 04, 2003 at 11:35 AM in Teaching | Permalink

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