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  1. Novice Teacher: "I don't want you to get in trouble."

    novicephoenix:

    A teacher gave me a cool piece of advice today. He said “Instead of saying ‘You’re going to get in trouble, if you keep doing X’ you can say things like:

    1. ‘I don’t want you to get in trouble for doing X.’
    2. “I’d hate for you to lose points because of X.” 
    3.  ”I don’t want you to be sent down to X.”

    Rephrasing your words like this is beneficial for a few reasons; it takes the blame off of the teacher and associates the negative consequence with the action.

    Do you have any helpful phrases that you use in your classroom to direct behavior, instruct classroom management or to garner students’ attention?

      I did not need to say a word.  If I stopped talking and folded my arms behind my back, they would stop.

      Whenever someone was disruptive, I would stop and stare at the clock.  The amount of time I had to wait to get the class back was the amount of time they stayed after the bell rang.

      I also kept my discipline forms in a red folder called the “red folder of death.” If I took it off of my desk and the student kept up whatever it was they were not supposed to be doing, they got to take a trip to the office.

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      7. sccsmedia answered: or say “stop doing x now” that usually works
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        I did not need to say...word. If I stopped talking and folded my arms behind my back, they...
      9. empress21 answered: 1,2,3-eyes on me works for younger kids. A signal such as finger to the lips and a peace sign works for all ages.
      10. jmwoo answered: Ask: is what they should be doing. They usually say, no. Ask what it should look like. They tell you and you say, do it. give them a chance
      11. theblondeitalian answered: excellent advice! I try to apply the same at home for my children..works if I dont lose my cool
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      13. jenjaminbutton answered: This has worked so many times more than the “you are” phrases. This is great advice and I use it all the time!
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