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Avoiding Classroom Confrontation
Using your body language skills to dominate the classroom is the key to confrontation avoidance. The single most important difference between teachers who have discipline problems and those who have none is that the former EXPECTS trouble, whereas the second teacher EXPECTS good behaviour. It is easy to argue about cause and effect here, about which comes first, the discipline problems or the expectation of discipline problems. If you expect problems in the classroom, you need to work out why you expect them. Are you unsure of the subject matter? Do you feel vulnerable? Are you stressed by your private life? Analyse why you expect problems, remove the cause and EXPECT good behaviour afterwards. Children are expert at reading your body language. If they see you as expecting good behaviour then they see your improved confidence and back away from any previous behaviours that were inappropriate while they reassess the situation. You must keep up your high expectations if you are going to see a permanent improvement in your classroom. If you want confirmation of these ideas just think about those days when EVERYTHING is going wrong and your stress levels are sky high. Are your students worse behaved or better? Does your day become worse and worse with every class you teach? Might the students be reading your body language and reacting to it? The basics of good teacher body language are: STAND in the open at the front of the room, demonstrates a lack of fear
SMILE, demonstrates confidence
TALK QUIETLY, makes the students actively listen to you and shows you are confident and in control
TALK SLOWLY enough that you are easily understood, shows that you are confident that what you have to say is worth listening to
KEEP YOUR HANDS and THUMBS VISIBLE like politicians do when speaking to large groups
USE SLOW, CONTROLLED GESTURES to demonstrate your calmness and control |
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