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= Julie Kerr (Miss Kerr) =

2nd Grade
==== My classroom management philosophy is that each child needs to be responsible of their actions and should be given choices to make for every circumstance. I believe that it is extremely important for the teacher to follow through on what he or she says and that they must stand firm and confident. I believe an effective teacher should be very assertive but remain themselves through their management plan. I also believe that to have an effective management plan a teacher must stick with their plan and never make exceptions for any student. ====

==== A teacher must also be strategic about their authority and not underestimate their roles and responsibilities as a leader in that classroom. I think that it is vital to have as many reward systems as they have consequence systems. I want to have a classroom where there is no yelling, but instead only serious discussions. I want to be sure that my student’s hold themselves accountable for their actions. It is important to me that authority is asserted predictably and that the students should always know the cause and effect of all actions done in the classroom. Along with this comes consistency and that is definitely the kind of teacher that I want to be. ====

==== Teachers must hold high expectations for their students and should not let down their guard because of a behavior change based on an individual student. If the bar is set high and the expectations remain the same throughout the year, then there should not be any issues with students not knowing how to behave or react with any given situation. Authority should also be asserted fair and balanced for every student in the classroom. An effective assertive teacher must also be confident in that they are the authority figure in that classroom and must always believe in themselves. ====