Establishing Rapport with Students and Dealing with Behaviour Problems
Establishing rapport between the teacher and student is the corner stone for a successful and enjoyable learning. It is crucially important for the psyche of both students and teachers to encounter long-lasting strong relationship by bridging to the students differently according to their levels and personality. While the students play a greater part in setting the atmosphere in the classroom, it can be encouraged and stimulated by the general attitude and approach of the teacher. There are practical ways to help establish rapport class spirit like making the right seating arrangements, making sure that students know a little basic information about each other, using different ice breaking activities, choosing materials and activities that involve the students to talk and share, getting students help each other without leaving a certain elites or even the teachers themselves to dominate over in the classroom. Giving clear instructions, sharing personal interest in students and having the right manner in addition to a little smile in between times would be of a great influence in building up the rapport
Disciplinary problems can occur in the classroom due to different factors like family problems, low self esteem, boredom, peer pressure, class size or even lack of respect for the teacher and other students. These reasons and more can vary from family to classroom problems or from external to internal personal problems and from instant to long accumelative ones. Some of the problems are out of the teacher’s hand but many disciplinary issues can be prevented by the teacher. The teacher can help stop the problems arising in the first place by being punctual, well-prepared, consistent and fair, patient and enthusiastic about teaching in addition to making lessons interesting and varied. Responding to behaviour problems requires a creative and problem solving approach for the teacher to master by acting immediately and preventing them from building up. Focusing on behaviour and not on the student would help resolve problems in addition to keeping calm without shouting, which is helpful most of the time. Adhering to the school’s disciplinary code and stoping threats that can’t be enforced is also essential. Asking colleagues for knowledge and advice might be the key to resolving them as they might have experienced similar problems and dealt with successfully
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