Have you ever tried to transplant a flower with hardly any roots? Often those flowers do not make it. They tend to wither up and die. Occasionally this kind of transplant will thrive without much trouble. Usually, however, if the flower is to survive, you have some work ahead of you — extra watering and fertilizing. The same holds true with classroom management. We need some basic understanding.
The Basic Understandings That Give Bible Teachers the Good Roots They Need
If we don’t have healthy roots, managing classroom discipline will be an uphill battle. Frustration and discouragement will cause many teachers to quit. A few will make it due to a charismatic personality or by virtue of God working despite themselves.
Teachers who tend to thrive the most are those who maintain the following roots:
- sound philosophy of the teaching-learning process
- understanding of age-level characteristics
- grasp of a biblical approach to discipline
- concept of the need for boundaries
- biblical exercise of authority –not overly permissive and not an authoritarian
- proper motivations when disciplining
Take the time to check your root system. Will you thrive?
The Handbook on the Basics of Classroom Discipline further develops the above basic understandings into seven tips. Order now for help in acquiring these understandings to assist you in effectively managing the classroom.