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[sohniye]

I just wat to continue to thank everyone for their insight and experiences. I did ask for the good, bad and ugly so don't think I am holding it against you

This issue of effective classroom and behaviour management is universal. I can confidently say this as someone who grew up in the American public school system and someone who trained as upper primary-secondary teacher in Australia and the UK. "Good kids" and "bad kids" are everywhere and the only deciding factor is how staff choose to address these issues.

When I was in high school there was a kid that decided to dance on the tables during biology and there wasn't a thing that the teacher did about it. Yet in Australia I found in a school for kids with severe and multiple disabilties (including tendencies towards violence) the good behaviour was the norm with praise, appropriate consequences and a sense of mutual respect.

In Turkey what have you found or seen are acceptable forms of behaviour management, in particular for primary aged kids?

[delal]

Maybe stickers (but then they become sticker junkies) or like I said "yapma"
Don't forget you are most probably going to work in the private sector where competition is fierce amongst schools which are businesses with an educational slant
You could try sucking up to the problem children's parents. Don't say there's a problem though as that's "causing trouble"
I think you also have to bear in mind that rich kids are generally not disciplined by anyone before primary school
A lot of school psychologists are also part of the process in which many kids ending up being doped up on Rıtanol
Oh and bullying: not a problem here "just something that's a normal part of growing up"
And you can probably forget any support or even prior warning about special needs kids being in a class

[lucia79]

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[OverseasTeacher]

For Chris' sake keep your head down, do what you are told and don't draw attention unnecessarily to yourself. These are skills learned by novices and beginning travelers all over the world. Have you ever watched the Simpson's? The skills needed to be successful in a mini-mart are enough for the Turks. Buck up. Hold you head high and your mother tongue, if it is English, it will sustain you...with a bit of moxy. Good breeding will out.
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[OverseasTeacher]

Do you wear special headgear for when you fall down or do you think you have something to offer? Please, yoy slay me.