what great teachers do differently

What great teachers do differently

Chapter 3: The Power of Expectations

Chapter 4:Prevention Versus Revenge

At the beginning, what is your expectation from the class?

The Power of Expectations

P.17Facts:• Every teacher has a classroom to manage.• Every teacher may teach different kinds of

students and subjects.• All teachers want all students to behave well

in class.

How do the best teachers approach classroom management? What do they do differently?• Great teachers focus on expectation


P.17• “Great teachers establish clear

expectation at the start of the year and follow them consistently as the year progress”

• Example, teachers might have three guidelines: Be respectful Be prepared Be on time


P.18• “Great teachers don’t focus on “What

am I going to do if students misbehave?” They expect good behavior, and generally that’s what they get.”


P.20• “Even if we have been teaching the

same grade or subject for several years, the opening of school is a new opportunity to move our teaching forward.”

Prevention Vs Revenge

“Even in the best classrooms in the best school, with the best teachers and the best students, now and then things go wrong.” (p.23)

Base on your experiences, What did you do when your students misbehave?


• “The great teacher has one goal: to keep that behaviour from happening again.” (p.23)

• “Ineffective teachers are motivated after a student misbehaves, to punish the student.” (p.23)

What can teachers do when a student misbehaves?List all of the options


Sending students to the office

Ineffective teachers want students to be upset when they leave the office. Effective teacher want students to be better when they leave. (p.24)

Great Teachers Don’t

Effective Teachers


• “Effective teachers don’t need the principal to wield the sword of revenge on their behalf. They need the principle to reinforce their expectations for student behaviour and to support their responses to misbehaviour”.(p.25)


• “As educators, we know how important it is to treat students with respect, no matter how they behave. We also understand that we should extend the same respect to their parents.” (p.27)

“Remember, if you can prevent the fire, you’ll never use the fire extinguisher!” Seven Secrets pg. 38

What you have learnt

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