Stop trying to control your students, give them choices 

I had most students decline to participate in the assignment and instead they took the option of telling me to piss off, threw a party in the classroom, and then complained that I had not told them the instructions when I read the one sentence instructions which were on the projector and typed for them at the top of the page. I also prepared step-by-step slides explaining in detail how to complete the rather simple and straightforward assignment. School should be an option. If they don’t want to participate in the classroom, let them work unskilled labor in a factory or other outdoor space, cleaning up the roadway or such, so they can se the option of not learning in school.

Yep, today I asked a student if he wanted to speak on front of the class like the rest did for an activity. He refused. I said, "ok, I can't force you to do anything you don't want" and left it at that. It's his choice, but it will come out of his participation grade.

Yeah... because it's our job to raise them, not their parents. A student who THINKS they have some kind of choice in what they will and won't do at school has parents who have made them think that. When I was going to school I had to do whatever work my teachers put in front of me! Whether or not I "liked" the work. It wasn't about my feelings, it was about my education. And through that I learned that life isn't always a bed of roses and sometimes you have to do something because it must be done and it will benefit you (and/or others) in the long run. If my parents found out I refused to do perfectly reasonable school work, they'd be repercussions for me! But that's not how it is anymore. I've had to use that choice tactic before, but we shouldn't have to and it doesn't always work. Especially with kids who's parents act like their child is an angel. My teachers never needed to use such methods on me. But I was born in the 1900s...

This is not applicable to all… What if the student is disruptive and loud. You can’t just leave him that way because it his choice😢

All student are not the same but really bad students will regret not having taken their teachers advice.

Classroom management is a born skill- it’s hard to teach or learn. I will say it’s archived when kids fear but respect a teacher, feel respected by & like the teacher (most of the time) I once worked with a brand new, first year Teacher (she was in Teach for America) in a very inner NYC school. She was one of the best I ever saw & Right off she had management of the room & was better at it than people w years experience.

You’re right. The student always wins in such power struggles.

That student probably finds the tasks too hard to complete and this is why they deny. Thank you for this video Eric. Students always need both options and rules, not just rules.

THIS WORKS SO WELL!!! Thank you for the reminder! I left the profession for three years and forgot the golden rule of classroom management

Example: a pupil refuses to change his seat after being disruptive, and ignoring the first warning. What to do?! Let him have this choice of staying? You’ll lose leadership

Today's kids are definitely different. It's a team effort the parents and school need to be on the same page

"When you are right nobody will keep in mind (remember), when (if) you make mistake nobody will forget". Eric, please, correct the mistakes.

haven't seen valuable content in a whike. ran into your channel. great tips,very clear...thank you

Give example of choices

My kids in 4th grade she's a straight A, A+ student, helps her friends n classmates but she seems to be getting into trouble with her teacher these days. From what we heard the teacher blames kids(4th grade) and the school district all the time...she uses words like dumb, stupid , lazy mostly. I'm sure my kid must have spoken during class. Iv always told both my kids to be respectful to teachers/elders, pay attention to the teacher, focus on their work, complete whatever the teacher gives., to be polite and kind. Wonder what else we can do?

How do you handle a class full of 3 year olds climbing on tables, throwing your flashcards you laid out, screaming, running, pulling on your clothes, biting your clothes, trying to remove your socks as you are teaching and just generally bring chaotic??? Coz I'm out of ideas

This is a terrible way of looking at students, they are not just at school to learn but to also make their mistakes in a safe environment. It’s the responsibility of teachers to help students get on the right path and learn from these mistakes. Ignoring students who are unmotivated will only serve to demotivate them more in the future and I fear that with teachers treating them as such it will only further send them down the wrong path. I’m a student so I know my opinion means nothing, but when I struggled in my classes it was because my teachers didn’t want to teach me. That is mostly conjecture but I feel this way because not a single one even attempted to talk to me, had they did they would know I failed because I wasn’t a participant in my learning, I had many of complaints about how they taught, if one would have attempted to prompted me to speak up for my self I would have been able to fix the issue much sooner. It doesn’t mean teachers should spend everyday priding at me to do their work sheets but rather they should have just attempted to talk to all students who struggled and come to understand them. If students don’t have anyone who wants to help them then how can they fix there problems with the lessons or class work. This not necessarily true of all unmotivated students but getting treated like this by teachers encouaged my suicidal tendencies. When I was finally able to work things out for myself I didn’t have the ability to fix my grades treatment by the teachers. All I could ask of teachers is to talk to students so that when their able to fix there problems they have a platform to fix their grades and knowledge.

This makes sense! Thank you!

Let the student battle with his own demons of procastination, totally right! Excellent video Eric, good luck in your classes, glad to see you in school again at last.

Indeed we should battle against students. Keep it up teacher.

Hi teacher, Thanks for ur suggestions... I wanted know that’s in future would u show us in classroom, how to teach the students and not only by telling as story 😜 If u can that’s will be great and wonderful.... can’t wait ur videos. Thanks again!

They just refuse every option from you.

Options such as "Would you like to choose the option of not being disruptive and interfering with the learning of everyone else in the room?" Why didn't I think of that genius approach?

Hello teacher I am a novice teacher today I start with new classes they are very noisy from the beginning until the end of the session they show no respect, I couldn't make the lesson, please any advices for me?, (English is a foreign language for them)

Well framed, Eric!

Would this apply to pre-school or Kindergarten aged kids as well?

Rules should also be culturally- fit to students and to the culture of the school.

Ok, what if we're talking about private courses, where no marks or opportunity to get a student out. You're supposed to provide friendly atmosphere, and do your best, but some students just don't care, they want only fun, no hw, no serious work

Great advice for parents also, I will implement this.

I know they have choices. They choose nothing 😂

Sir i am a patrol/prefect in school and i usually control and look over grade 3 4 students. The problem i face alot in school assembly is they keep talking. When i go to one student ,other talks when i go to other one then another student starts talking. The age difference between them and me is around 3 to 5 years . Kindly briefly define what should be my behavior with each individual student in a way they shouldnt talk the next time. The problem i think they talk is they aren't interested in assembly as its hell boring but yet they've to be quiet. Kindly anyone help me out if they have some knowledge about it

Thanks a lot! Great to see you in a physical classroom😂

Great ❤

Be strick And enforce the rules that's all Spare the rod and spoil the child

Still m not getting the choices u r talking about..... choice between fun games and real work... or anything else

Bad students are the products of bad teachers before. Teachers tend to be more relaxed in implementing house rules. At the start of the class, house rules and policies must be presented in details, the what and what not. So students would perpetuate to practice said rules towards the end of the term.

Thanks❤

Can you explain what that would look like?

Ima send this to my bad teacher. Thanks bro!

thanks 4 advicing

I am a dam student and every morning my eardrums hurt like shi-

Well said

I have a lot to learn ❤

I take every given advice let him be elder or younger then me. "The more you listen the more you will get"

I offer options they say no to both. Then I take points away on class dojo and they have a fit. It disrupts the other students. I’m in another country and wow am I shocked.

Hey there. I think this question isnt related to this video but i think you understood psychology and may be helpful. Sir i am very bad at handling pressure and i want help witb that. If i am standing infront of a elder person(principal or teacher) and he's insulting me i am literally shaking. I am not saying that its not my fault its my fault sometimes and sometimes its not but still i should not be trembling. When i am standing at a shop thats exposed to many peope i dont know what to do and there as well my inner self is shaking. Once i was on the ground talking to a student after assembly (I am a patrol) and the assembly went back to their clases. The pricipal was watching me and literally i was shaking and sweating (in winter around 15C)

There's a bee in my house welp💀

Hi I'm a student how to represent something to impress my teacher?

I'm naughty at school and whenever they say are u doing if work now or tommorow break I say never so that they call for the 'school headteacher ' when they come I just hit them so they get one of the men to help them they literally carried me out the classroom as I kept hitting them ( i started being naughty this year ) and they say me in the corner next to my old teachers room (i was an angel in class then) they came out and eat next to me and talked to me gently as the man taught the class while she did that I tried running of but they grabbed my arm before I could and took me to the calm room ( where people go if they be naughty) and she sat there while the headteacher did her job its great being naughty

Nobody else noticing the sweat??😊😅😅

Good man

An ultimatum is still a choice!

I tried. 😩

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Well this advice is obvious .. but doesn't actually chance the fact or the behaviour the child would simply choose option b .. not listening .. than what? ... I think the person inquiring was meaning this ... Your response is either cut short or only states the obvious with no feasible result

I love your videos ! 🙏🏻❤️ I hope I can talk to you can i ? 🙊

Wow.

ok what is choices. A is party in the class. B is what ? we cant give B actually. what is our force?

Wow look at the eye lift on this dude.

Who wondered kids would act like this

This is not all the way right

Examble please

"If you do that, I can give you a star" "If you do that, I have to take away a star"

Fvck ppl who cheat. It’s so disgraceful

Have you ever taught in the USA 😂

LOL it seems to me you've just got into this business. Young people today discovering what we knew in the past. History repeats itself oh, you're a teacher you know that

Gambate