One of the most challenging skill that a teacher must learn to teach effectively is the classroom management. This is the most difficult task for most teachers as children are highly competitive, skilled and more exposed to the world with the internet technology.

The best way to start the academic year of the school is by setting up norms with a help of a chart. Let most of the feedback and suggestions of norms be taken positively from the students themselves.

If the students are approached in the right manner, you could have one of the most effective classroom. The students are normally very cooperative and understand if we as a teacher give them our ears by being ourselves a good listener. Most children listen better if we are in a position to listen to them.

Disciplining the child most positively will not only enhance the students self-esteem but the child also will learn to participate more in the classroom.

To maintain consistent classroom discipline, setting up rules or norms in a chart is a good technique to get the work done as expected. Students needed to be reminded regularly the norms.

The norms for setting the chart can be finalized by the teacher and the entire school. However, most of the right feedback can be got during a brainstorming session from the students itself.

Some of the most common norms that can be used in a classroom are:

Greet your teachers / elders when you meet them.
Raise your hands when you want to speak.
Avoid physical fights.
Keep your classroom and school clean.
Take care of yours and school belongings.
Do your home assignments daily.
Be a good listener.
Learn to respect your teacher or another student while they are speaking.
Be in your assigned seat and ready to work when the bell rings or when the class starts.
Bring required books and materials to every class, unless told otherwise by the teacher.
Come to class prepared.
Listen and stay seated when someone is speaking.
Follow directions the first time they are given.
Treat everyone and their property respectfully.

The rules will vary depending upon the cultural environment of the students from place to place. You could put a list of relevant norms you think is appropriate.

Once again, I reiterate that the best of the quality classroom rules/norm will come out by getting a feedback from your own students in a piece of paper. Besides, this will also boost the morale of your students.

Yasmin Muhammad Elias,
Teacher
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