Classroom Behavior | Classroom Management Tips

[@etacude]

Thank you for watching! What are some issues you have with student behavior or some successes that you are really proud of?

[@zahramohammadi3593]

Thanks for your film, I need to english suitible to know all your speechs.

[@roximarie8275]

I have four very difficult students this year. Assaulting staff, running out of the room, even the building, whenever they feel like it, just nuts stuff! I’d love to see someone handling this in real life.

[@timeless6501]

Hey I need your advice, I have an interview of elimentry school and I don't have any experience of classroom so I want to know the answer of situational questions of elementry school child. I hope you will help me soon❤

[@YakuzaKuroi]

I really would like to see in action a good teacher who deals with difficult students. Like randomly entering to a classroom out of control.

[@etacude]

Right. I think learning by watching other teachers should be necessary. Even for practicing teachers.

[@jacquelinel9802]

Hi Eric. I wanted you to know that I’ve watched many of your videos, and they all have helped me so much. But this one is special. It has become my classroom management bible. I listen to this every morning while I’m driving to work. It gives me all the courage I need to face all the difficulties and deal with any behavior of my students. I can’t thank you enough for explaining your theory of misbehaviors. It definitely makes sense to me and helped me understand my students so much better. I am getting more and more confident in my classroom day by day. Thank you very much for this video!

[@etacude]

Thank you for your wonderful message, Jacqueline! I know how difficult it can be for us as teachers and try to put some ideas into the would that might help us understand, and then adapt to classroom behavior. I'm no psychologist or expert teacher, but very happy if some of my videos prove useful. Best of luck with your classes! Just the fact that you are looking for tools and ideas to improve your classes, shows your dedication to the craft. 😊

[@dianehamilton5072]

Your video came at the right time. I like how you said giving candy will backfire. I have difficult class. I wrote the rules and posted them on the board along with the consequences. (If they don't stop their action when I stare at them I give them 5 fingers and they have to talk to me after class or they get a phone call home). All 3 of the students who disrupted apologized after class to avoid a phone call home. However, they repeated their actions the next time they came and I followed through with the 5 minutes except that I made strict eye contact with them and told them that they can't continue to repeat their actions or I will follow up with a phone call home, conference, or a detention. I am planning to sit at their table for lunch to find out why they don't like to come to my class. I am going let them share their feelings and maybe offer them to learn something ahead of time so they can demonstrate it to the class. The VP told the student they could go out of the room and sit in the hallway (no supervision) but my door locks and they can't come back in. What do you think of this?

[@etacude]

Hi Diane, I like that you're getting serious with them and establishing boundaries. The only thing I disagree with is sending students out of a classroom where A. They should stay to learn. They will be missing out otherwise. and B. It is almost like the teacher is giving up, giving them the victory. Everything you said so far sounds right, but send out students (unless they become so unruly to the point of being physical), doesn't sit well with me.

[@joannadyjak6088]

My voice is not too strong and English is my second language, so a voice amplifier helped me a lot. It is true that misbehaving students gave me an opportunity to show boundaries for the entire class.

[@etacude]

Good job Joanna and all the best for the future!

[@etacude]

Good job Joanna and all the best for the future!

[@MsYoung-il5fd]

I’m going to listen to this every morning before class until I achieve this!

[@etacude]

Excellent Ms Jodi!

[@Chaity.B]

It's been almost 9 years since I'm teaching elementary level school kids. In my earlier years I used to get very angry and shout at them whenever they misbehaved in class. But with time I've learnt to deal with the situations more calmly. I wish I had found your advice in my initial years to make things easier for me. Anyway, thanks a lot for your valuable advice Eric. It's gonna help me more in the future to handle such situations in class. 😊

[@etacude]

Welcome Chaity! I will make more content in the future!

[@Chaity.B]

@@etacude Thank you in advance 🙏🏼

[@bonjoni3514]

Thanks for this tip. Although I'm a teacher for 18 years, I always open my mind for new information even from anyone younger than me. I was smiling when you mention some cliche that some "professor" / "experts" said about how to handle children. I totally agree with your statement about being a leader, not a follower. I see many young teachers try to be a pleaser type, although sometimes it works, but when in a serious case like fighting among classmates, the teachers lost their authority. I was once a teacher with bad temper, bad emotional control, and I started to correct myself by reading books about anger management. I have so much better anger management now, especially when I understand that don't take their testing on you personally and that is what I do, but I still act angry to show dominance. I like the concept of "be the leader" because we, teachers, are the ones students look up to, hence, the leadership plays an important role. The lesson I can get from your video is 1. Get students' respect, 2. Be firm and don't take things personal and 3. Be a confident teacher inside out. Your video has made me have more faith toward myself. Thank you

[@bonjoni3514]

The only difference about my practice and your way is the "be happy" when students try to act strange or testing you. I'm not really angry, but I just act angry. I mean. I'm a person who smiles a lot. I look energetic and happy most of the time. But when the students "test" me, I stop being myself for a while and they will feel afraid. (Some of my closest students told me privately that I look scary when I'm not smiling)

[@etacude]

Thank you for your wonderful comment, Bonjoni! 🙏 I don't think we'll ever understand students 100%, but we should do our best to improve and be the best teachers we can be! I admire your hard work and effort to improve yourself! 😃

[@Secular1000]

One of the best videos I've ever seen during my teacher's career. Thank you very much Eric!

[@etacude]

Beautiful words, thank you!

[@nataliacarlton3413]

Extremely helpful, extraordinary! Just 1 thing: our teachers were experienced and tough, and each time a bully challenged them, they answered back. So the whole lesson was turned into verbal fighting, one bully rebelled after another and teacher answered rudely each time, So all lessons in my school seemed extremely annoying to me, I was a good student and wanted to learn literature, languages, chemistry... all I learnt at lessons was how to answer back and be rude. I hated my school because of that situation.

[@eleonorhilario3425]

You're really a great help especially to me as a new teacher in Thailand Thanks 😊 GOD bless you more

[@etacude]

Thank you so much for watching, Eleonor! 🙏 I'm sure your students will love you as their teacher! 😄

[@jingnanzh0417]

This is not only to manage your classroom! I think it helps if you understand the theory to manage our own kids and family.

[@asiayricardoalvarado]

But I do believe there are some activities such as drawing, worksheets and dancing warm-ups that can calm down their natural/=hormonal hyperactivity.

[@etacude]

You are correct! Thanks for sharing.

[@allenckm3334]

Thank you so much for this Eric! I do admint that at times I give in and take in personally when students misbehave. There are even times I thought was it something I did wrong. Your video had inspired me to rethink & reevaluate my teaching methodology and to have a different perspective / mindset shift. Appreciate it! Keep up the good work! Love watching your video and sharing ~❤

[@etacude]

Thank you Allen!

[@alexdellarosa6694]

Thanks for your videos, most helpful and no blah blah fillers like so many others. My pet theory on why they act up is for attention but your 'testing the leader' idea is most enlightening.

[@etacude]

Welcome Alex!

[@inglesanalucia]

I liked this video very much, thanks for your words,... that's true ... 'when people don't understand something they lye to cover it up'. Nowadays more and more we have undisciplined students at school and the teachers are being tired about that... this is a really problem at schools.

[@simmsdiana9041]

This cool. I’m taking this with me tomorrow morning. Any challenges are my opportunity to reinforce my role as leader.

[@downbntout]

I think this vid was the turning point in my class. Thank you

[@etacude]

Hi, let me know how things are going now!

[@downbntout]

@@etacude tbh, I'm still raising my voice too much. Thanks so much for asking. With your prompting me, I'll rewatch

[@mariariu8175]

That's really good advice. I have acquired this mindset, misbehaviour does not affect my feelings anymore and I have learnt to stay calm. But sometimes I wonder if I am taking the right decisions since I am a first year teacher. How do you pass their test? What should I accept and not accept? How should I communicate it? Thanks

[@etacude]

Hi Maria, your questions are tough but important so I'm glad that we can look at them. It also gives me some time to reflect, so thank you. What you're talking about is setting boundaries for ourselves and what we accept in our classrooms. Boundaries are essential to healthy relationships and, really, a healthy life. As a new teacher you are unsure about what boundaries to set and how to enforce it. First look at yourself, think clearly about what kind of actions you permit in the class, what things you 100% don't want, things you tolerate and then, very importantly, want to see in your class (for example students being more caring to one another). Then you have to think, how can I make these boundaries into classroom rules, and how can I consistently and fairly enforce it. Don't make too many, but make sure that students understand it and the consequences of not following it. They, and you will feel more at ease knowing where you stand. I want to say so much more but I hope you understand this. I will make a video about this in the future. Thank you for your question and support! ~ Eric

[@missducky9575]

I think this video was sent from above just at the right time. We're having a difficult time in class and while listening to you and your theory, it really inspired me to change my mindset. This is really helpful. Thank you, kind Sir!

[@etacude]

You're welcome miss Ducky!

[@maeghanclancy2429]

This was so helpful and empowering! It’s given me a different perspective on my experience with difficult students

[@etacude]

So happy if it proves useful! ☺️ Teaching is tough, so I hope you have a breakthrough with your students!

[@baladionosofficial1363]

Thank you Teacher Eric you helped me lot, I have had primary, Kindergarten, Nursery experience about 3yrs and 8 months its very huge challenging to handle but ,i learned your vedio specially handling misbehaving attitude.

[@nonabono8686]

You are like a caring friend. THANK YOU very much and all the best! EFL teacher from Uzbekistan, Central Asia.

[@mehranebrahimi4478]

Hello. All what you said is naturally true, but to make it simple, let's clarify why students come to classes? To be learners. Why learners? To get a job. Why get a job? To reach their purposes. If students have goals, then they value time and have respect for teacher. Time is short, and teachers have so many problems which is different from country to country. Teachers have been graduated from universities with diffcult lessons. Students only have to sit and keep quiet, believe me! Talkative ones and bad students will never change unless they want themselves. Teachers don't need to be leaders and tolerate too much.

[@maritzah.4039]

Wow, this video this GOLD. Thank you!

[@etacude]

Thank you for watching, Maritza! It's one of my older videos, but I think it has some good ideas still. :)

[@Silkenrain]

At 09:31, I thought you were about to say, "listen, FFFFFFF*CK you!". Haha Great video, though. I appreciate the parallelism with romantic relationships. So true.

[@etacude]

hahaha... almost. On some days it might have gone that way but I'm glad you liked it. I'll make some more videos not only on mindset, but also the execution of techniques and scenarios. Thank you for your support!

[@bluesummersky6936]

🤭😂😂😂

[@bananatravel]

Thanks so much! Very useful videos expressing the spirit of teaching! Pls continue doing what you do

[@etacude]

Thank you for your support Bananas! 😊

[@craigfowler7098]

Your a superstar, spreading excellent techniques to make other teachers more confident in their delivery.

[@Smailvoyageur301]

Thanks a billion. It was really a very crucial video. It has really cleared up many areas of darkness in understanding learners behaviour.

[@etacude]

Thank you Salima Behnas!

[@joannadyjak6088]

Thank you Eric. I am a fresh teacher and this is very helpful.

[@etacude]

Welcome Joanna!

[@mariareginarosaria8927]

Wow! Eric this is your best video yet! thank you so much for sharing and all of your very helpful advice!😄

[@asiayricardoalvarado]

I remember one director said to me in one occasion " we need a teacher, not a students' friend. It's kind of sad to say that over the human evolution, kids / people by instinct will follow and respect who can be strong, serious and totally unbeatable, who can instill fear. A proof of that can be even that Barney; in the real life Barney as a teacher would be likely to see how students kick him and punch him and disrespect him all along the class, consequently the class will be a total noisy dome. We need to be hard and force our character to let them know who the leader is. A good reference of this and sounds pity is "Cesar dog tamer", the harder and the more he pushes dogs to be at the margin the better the dogs become, this really makes me feel we are not so different from animals.

[@etacude]

Wonderful advice from that director! Thank you for sharing.

[@lionking2602]

Thanks alot you helps me alot on my work thanks

[@etacude]

Always good to hear Lion King!

[@AtheerMN]

Thank you so much 🙏 this video was very helpful.

[@smilinepushpalathasudhan7771]

Good explanation. Thank you! I would encourage to give scenario based explanation. How do you react /what do you say/ just ignore in those situations?

[@armygirl2937]

Thanks a lot .god bless u sir. Iam a teacher from srilanka

[@etacude]

Thank you so much for watching, Methindi! 🙏 😊 Have a beautiful week!

[@boni-estherenquist4827]

Interesting take in this… glad I listened to your perspective!

[@etacude]

Can't believe it's already been 3 years since I released this video. Perhaps some of my ideas have changed a bit since then.

[@finsyabela]

Amazing and inspiring ideas...Thank you so much Eric. This really boost my confidence as a teacher. From now on I will cherish the moments when my students start to challenge me in classroom..😊

[@etacude]

I'm so happy to hear that! Of course it's tough, but we can only grow through adversity.

[@mymehndidesigns3267]

Very good information...it helps me a lot to improve myself as teacher.

[@etacude]

Really happy to hear that! Thank you for watching!😊🙏

[@mohammadhesamrabiei3968]

Hi Eric Thank you for enlightening us You are great

[@sumanawathisumanawathi4016]

Great ! Reason of child of their misbehavior

[@etacude]

There might be many reasons but we as educators should always stay in control. :)

[@sumanawathisumanawathi4016]

However, most of rude students respect us after their schooling ...No ?

[@Castroclarissa-k7n]

Thank you so much Eric 🙏🙏🙏

[@etacude]

My pleasure, Clarissa! 😊 Thank you for watching! 🙏

[@ReenaT123]

I wish i had watched this video earlier! Thank you so much for the insightful gems!👏👏👏 Dont understand just a good content have this low views compared to a make up video that has millions of views! Will share it around. Thank you Eric 👏👏👏

[@etacude]

Thank you so much for your kind words, Thajur! 😊 I'll do my best to make more useful content in the future. 🙏

[@teresamellen7465]

Bravo! Each video is a great review and I always learn more. Sharing on Facebook!

[@benedicthmbala6239]

Thanks Eric,,

[@kahina7766]

Thanks ❤

[@thuhangle2448]

wonderful!

[@sergenguekou6766]

Hi Ecric ! Wow this video is very interesting and i always love to watch all your video it helps me so much.

[@etacude]

Thanks for watching! Keep up the good work! 😃

[@balqisi6426]

Thankyou so much for sharing this🙏

[@mariateresabas7752]

I learn so much from you.Thank you

[@etacude]

Thank you so much for watching, Maria! 😊 🙏

[@elenabaldenkova7556]

Thank you for your tips!

[@etacude]

Thank you for watching, Elena! 🙏 😊

[@StaceySummers-k9e]

awesome video!

[@taim1696]

thanks for this video!

[@_motland]

That was So helpful .thanks

[@etacude]

Great Neg!

[@sangamithrar2384]

Wonderful lesson

[@irinajedaan1873]

Very helpful. Thank you👍

[@etacude]

You're welcome Irina!

[@jhmstagg9104]

I am watching for the fifth time. thanks.

[@etacude]

Wow, great and welcome jhm Stagg!

[@goldiegibson7968]

What do you do when the majority of the school environment is violent?

[@etacude]

That's a tough one Goldie. First, make sure that your class environment is a safe oasis. When students enter they know the rules and consequenses, and enjoy learning with you. Once you have control of your immediate environment you should try to share that with your colleagues and see what change you can make in the school. Easier said than done but focus on making your class safe, before trying to help the school. Good luck!

[@downbntout]

"[Your students] cannot like [a teacher] whom they cannot respect."

[@etacude]

Thank you for the fix! 😅

[@downbntout]

@@etacude just the way I committed it to memory. It's the nucleus of your methods, I'd say

[@Faisal-nx8zy]

Ok so what happened today was i had the last period in a difficult class that were throwing paper balls at each other (high schoolers males). I looked at one of them that i saw throwing and told him that he would get into trouble if he did that again. Then he did it again and i said that i’m gonna have him suspended. This same guy was suspended before by me for another misbehavior so clearly my strategy isn’t working. How exactly should i deal with this situation when i see them throwing stuff at eachother or any other kind of misbehavior?

[@dianadias7569]

Very good!

[@etacude]

Thank you for watching, Diana! 🙏

[@ФирдавсФайзиев-щ2я]

Thank you for classroom management. Why do students make too noise and talk much.? Is it because a teacher is not a leader but a follower? Should you be always strict at the same time funnny? Students are only afraid of their parents. When you call their parents or school principal, only then they start behaving in proper manner. Why teachers didn't have issues with children 30 years ago? Why is that school children' behavior getting worse and worse nowadays?

[@etacude]

Students need boundaries that are properly enforced. Perhaps they feel like the principal and parents are the only ones that can do that. So teacher's don't need to be funny or too strict, they should take control and manage those boundaries. I'm planning on making a big series on classroom management in the future, but that will only come out next year hopefully.

[@ФирдавсФайзиев-щ2я]

@@etacude Find correct answer, please Michael urges that we all including John__________ to his jokes. a) must listen b) need to listen c) are listening d) listen

[@MinhFong-p6m]

Reintroduce strict rules. Put problem trouble makers in different t schools.

[@sparkyu2166]

It is so hard... I've been watching lots of videos but always end up failing myself. My students are not afraid of me at all and they didn't respect me although I scold them many times. At first, I thought they didn't afraid of me, but turns out they didn't even acknowledge me as a teacher. Partly it was my fault for acting too kind. I'm trying to be firm but they didn't respect me. I feel so angry and ashamed with the other students because they could see my poor class management. I once brought a stick to make them feel maybe a little bit frightened, but guess what. They didn't even care because they know I will do nothing with it, which is true of course. When I'm teaching, they will be running around and make a loud noise. The nearby class also gets affected by it. I see my friends that are actually able to control the class, will always be acting fierce. Idk where to improve and how to start. For example, when you say to be happy when the students behave badly. How exactly do you do that? I mean, how do you react to the students at that particular time?

[@sue-8824]

How i deal with every struggle. Hope it helps you. 1. First i NAME my 'problem'. 2. Then i look up what is exactly the opposite NAME of that issue 3. İ make a list of what i think goes good. (Helps me to not put myself totally down, otherwise you loose hope, simply by throwing away your good sides and only focussing on 'bad') 4. Then i look up the actions or attitude or THOUGHT which can help me achieving that opposite thing. 5. Then i watch videos where people really achieve that thing. Then i see it isssss possible. İf you can convinxe yourself of the posssibility, you dont have to watch the videos 6. İ ly down and start visualising how it would be if 'everything went well' 7. İ let myself feel that 8. Then i ask: where in my life did i noted in my brains that people dont listen to me. 9. İ find that and then i ask: how can i make my goal happen 10. Everyday wheb i bring my child tocschool i make sure we say, when leaving the house, all the fun, here we come! 11. İ noticed that judt asking the right question helps. 12. İs it noisy? Ask the right question... How can i make themclisten?? 13. Breath and just wait untill the solution pops up in the envitonment. 14 you will be surprised by this question asking method. 15. İm still asking and yet i notice imcasking too less.. 16 i learned that you can sense positive vibes as you can the negative even from distance. So thats why i wish for you now, that all the fun comes.to you too. The one most important thing... Never forget your goal..the moral one.. there are some children there that need someone to help them learn something that will benefit their lives, DESPİTE THEİR ATTİTUDE AT THE MOMENT, CZ THEY PROBABLY DİDNT HAVE THE PARENTS TO TEACH THEM THEY ARE HUMAN TOO.

[@etacude]

Sorry I've missed you message, how are you doing now?

[@ainlashullet4880]

Wow! Very true it was pretty helpful

[@etacude]

Thanks for watching Ainia Shullet!

[@desihutauruk]

Interesting video 🤩

[@AhmedMohammed-om8kh]

Very nice

[@etacude]

Thank you for watching, Ahmed! :)

[@MsYoung-il5fd]

Thanks

[@etacude]

Thank you for joining the livestream today, Ms. Jodi! It was lovely having you there. 😊 🙏

[@dodovidz9993]

But if you can give me an example on what to say in this condition it will be great ❤

[@nihalvallath7302]

👍

[@zahramohammadi3593]

😊😊

[@bouthainabel5384]

How to be firm in our rules give us concrete examples and thank you in advance

[@etacude]

True Bouthiana Bel!

[@bouthainabel5384]

Really thank you for your attention .I hope you make a video about that

[@mayskenderson8506]

I act out to my techer after I cannot was talk I liys

[@etacude]

Yeah, that's one of the reasons students act out.

[@thomasgetachew3014]

Tnx. For everything. Could you speak slower and use easy grammatical. Word to understand because. English is my second. Language

[@etacude]

I will try my best Thomas!

[@alexkwan160]

Pua right?

[@etacude]

A bit, right. 😉