Chapter 4A

Chapter 4 discusses classroom management and behavior. In the first half of the chapter, the author talked about the different theorists and authors with their opinions about classroom behavior. I remember discussing this information in the ETE 345 Guiding Learners class. I liked the approaches by Glasser, Gordon, Sprich, and Marshall. Their views closely follow my philosophy because I also believe that students are in control of their behavior and they should have consequences when class rules are broken. I think holding class meetings at least once every two weeks would be beneficial because the class could review the rules and bring up anything that has been bothering them. Students would be able to discuss different options and then come to a conclusion as to what approach they wish to take as a class on the different matters. This is a good approach because the students feel a part of the class and it makes the class environment more student centered instead of teacher centered.