Classroom Management

How significant classroom management in teaching?  One of the most difficult problems that confront a beginning teacher is classroom management. It is not easy to manage a class without a lot of knowledge and experiences.

Good classroom management establishes an atmosphere which permits activities to be carried on efficiently and economically. It includes control of its physical conditions as well as of the materials of instruction. There are some aspects to be considered in classroom management, these are: lighting, care and routine, directing and controlling learning, and the biggest aspect of classroom management are discipline. It has a great impact for the teacher to apply discipline in the classroom to eliminate the cause of misbehavior of the students. Classroom management is a major responsibility of a teacher, there are many brilliant teachers failed to manage his/her class. Never let a class know that you did not know how to control them. Firmness and forcefulness in speaking can make students attentive.

The classroom cannot function well without the teacher. The success of the activities in the classroom depends on the ability of the teacher as a classroom manager. Teacher take care the two aspects of classroom management, namely, care of routine factors and classroom discipline.