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[sharkey]

i went ballasitic yesterday.. haha .. for those who tell you shouting doesnt help.. i beg to differ... i screamed as loud as i could because i have these two monsters in my class who just started wrestling in the middle of class... i went ballastic and put them in their chair, had the korean teacher translate something for me and then they didnt move a single muscle the whole class..

im going to go and talk with the principal about just how far i can discipline these kids , what to do if i have out of control kids or someting like that .. because i dont want to do something that could get me in trouble ...

haha one day i sent a kid to him and as soon as i left the room i heard screams hahahah little bugger got it good

[Steelrails]

Hmm...this is definately a problem here in Korea (and everywhere else I bet)

I arrived here about a month and a half ago. Before then I had experience as a manager at a restaurant. One thing that taught me- it is better to be respected than liked. Be strict first, then lax. Not lax first, then strict.

LAY DOWN THE LAW. You are in charge. You are the adult. Bang a desk. Use stress positions. Take away break time. Assign extra homework. If your allowed to bust out the whoopin stick. Don't let that sissy liberal 'discipline is wrong' mindset infect your brains. BUT....never lose your temper. Raise your voice and get loud, but never yell or scream. Your 'in charge' voice should have several different 'gears'. Make sure you always have one gear higher you can go into.

Make clear the system of rewards and punishments. It may be the co-teachers job to control the class, in theory. Really it is your job. You are a teacher- discipline is part of your responsibilities.

Let the kids have it. Zero tolerance. The big surprise- most kids will forgive you real easily. The next day they are all smiles again. Be their friend out in the halls and give candy then. But in the class you are the boss. When you say jump- they had better jump.

[oldfatfarang]

[ekul]

My first grade classes are the biggest pain in the arse. Most of the third grades behave pretty well. I see them once a week so we just take it easy, where as the first grades I actually try and improve, maybe that has something to do with it. Either way from my experience the behaviour of the class is directly proportional to the ability of the Korean teacher. The one's that second guess your discipline drive me up the wall. How can you tell kids to come on time when their Korean teacher strolls in 10 minutes late? I know why she does it, she is a little wimpy bitch and likes to leave the settling of the kids down to me because she can't hack it.

Anyway c'est la vie. I'm learning good classroom management skills here, but once I have that down and a bit more cash I'm out of this ESL mugs game.

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[The Gipkik]

[Xuanzang]

The apathy starts from the 6th grade of elementary school. Maybe even sooner. I see it right now in my sixth graders and in third/fourth grade. The kids who give a crap will most likely continue to give a crap in MS. The kids who dont bring anything - books, pencil or a positive attitude will be the one doing the stances in the halls.

[bundangbabo]

All you do with disruptive/naughty students is say to the co-teacher - 'Take over the class Miss Kim - I'm taking so and so to the principals office' and watch child and co-teacher shit themselves - mind you - you have to follow through with the threat but it never gets that far because as soon as I am out of the door with the offending child - so is the co-teacher begging me not to take so and so to the principals office - this tactic has worked for the past year - try it!

[Yu_Bum_suk]

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[Yu_Bum_suk]

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