Hello Awesome SCM Readers,
On behalf of the team here at SCM, I want to say thank you! Without your support sharing our articles with your friends, colleagues, and followers we wouldn’t still be here 14 years later.
Your loyalty allows us to continue to help more and more teachers create the polite, well-behaved class every teacher deserves. For that we are eternally grateful.
We have a lot planned for 2023. I’m currently at work on a new e-guide and possible summer online course. We also hope to add more videos to our library each week.
Most of all, however, we’re focused on providing the best classroom management strategies you can find anywhere through our blog and weekly email newsletter.
But first, a look back. What follows are the very best articles of 2022 based on the number of page views.
Cheers! And enjoy . . .
How To Handle A Student Who Does Zero Work
A Critical Mistake Teachers Make On The First Day Of School
The Behavior Illusion Of The First Weeks Of School
Why You Shouldn’t Ask Students “The Five Questions”
The Antidote To A Disruptive, Immature Class
3 Misconceptions Of Effective Classroom Management
How To Handle An Argumentative Student
The First Step With An Out-Of-Control Class
How To Handle Students Who Continue To Misbehave
Why You Must Stop Coddling Your Students
How To Become A Better Teacher Instantly
There you have it, the most popular articles of the past year. If you get a chance, please share them. We would be most appreciative.
I’ll be taking two weeks off for Christmas and New Year’s, but will be back with a new article on January 7th.
Have a wonderful holiday! Stay safe and enjoy the season.
-Michael
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Thanks so much for your weekly articles! I find them so helpful! Your suggestion for the fist bump 👊🏼 at the end of the day was one of my favorites. I used to do the morning greeting (hug, high-five, fist bump, or dance) and one of my students never wanted to do anything. He would grudgingly say good morning. But after I started the afternoon fist bump, he started giving me hugs at the end of the day and throughout the day as well. It was such a cool change! 🙂
I am very interested in the summer online course. I hope you can make this happen.
Is Michael planning a summer online course?? I’m game!
Michael,
Thank you for your continued support for we teachers. It has been a transformation for me this year too. The vast majority of my students stop at the warning consequence and the class settles down and is ready to learn. I am so much relaxed at the end of the day.
In this day of little accountability for students outside the classroom SCM is providing answers for taking charge of the classroom.
Enjoy the time off!
Dave
I would like to hear some pearls of wisdom for relief teachers
Thank you
Yes please.
Maybe someone can chime in and give me some SMC advice!
I have two students that parents do not know what to do. Both kids come in to disrupt class, ask me challenging questions.
I teach shop or tech ed. Once in the shop they will misbehave. I go through the 3 steps of warning, time out and extended time out as they do not care. They will talk to others, laugh, and goof off. Move close to each on the shop stools. Yesterday they did not work on their project as they poured glue on their hands and taped their hands together. (I wanted to tape their mouths LOL).
I do take points off, review the time out protocol, etc. They never return a signed parent notification paper. They have the tiger by the tail mentality.
I am sure many of you have some students like this too.
Any suggestions??
Thank you.
Thank you, I want to read and learn.Is there a fee?
Just to say thank you for your insightful articles. I’m from South Africa and been using your advice to train my tutors in developing a better understanding of classroom management.
Thank you so much for such informative articles. I am so impressed. God bless you.
I am interested in the online course and look forward to it.
Appreciate all the articles shared. They have contributed immensely to my classroom management growth.
Thank you and all the team
I’ve been teaching for 30 years in South African, Private and Government schools, 15 -18year olds, often learners with emotional and learning challenges.
For the last year I have been reading your posts. Sometimes I’ve been so excited to see that someone thinks like I do (but I never advertise my thinking at the risk of not following traditional protocols). I’m more brave after reading your articles that reflect my thinking. Then there have been amazing ideas that have helped me manage my classes with less stress, helped me get through hard days. Your articles are short and I can read them quickly. The minute I implement the ideas there is a change in atmosphere in the classroom. Some of my best this year: Listening to music, Just breathe – this is magic, I could not believe how well it worked, “The three steps of lesson planning” before the classroom door – my title. Just to mention a few.
Thank you so much!!!!