Great Article

When diving into researching classroom management I came across one scholarly article in particular that I made a strong connection with. I usually have a hard time finding resources but I felt like this one went over exactly what I was wanting to focus on.

Little, S. G., & Akin-Little, A. (2008). Psychologys contributions to classroom management. Psychology in the Schools, 45(3), 227–234. doi: 10.1002/pits.20293\

The article took a psychological perspective in disusing how in the past, classroom management has been related to control and discipline, or other terms that suggest lessening unacceptable behavior in students. However, Classroom management has evolved and no longer conveys a hostile connotation. Now it involves preventing issues from forming by creating a community that encourages learning appropriate behaviors and self-regulation.

Further, it went on to describe how disruptive and overactive behavior have been common complaints from teachers as rates of ADHD have risen dramatically within the last decade estimated to have reached nearly 20% of the population. building on this, the article talked about how there is no single technique that is classroom management. Instead, it is a list of techniques and procedures that can be utilized to help manage student behavior, and those techniques are dependent on the class itself.

It talked a lot about how an essential element of classroom management is a series of fair, but firm rules. While rules can be a good start for managing a classroom they alone are not sufficient to address problem behavior. keeping them specific while addressing one specific behavior, and ensuring that the rules are connected to fair consequences were also valuable. The article dove into statistics taken from the study about what teachers reported they did when different problems occurred which I found valuable. 

In reflection, I found that this article connected to my topic because it discussed specific examples of what teachers can do in both the short and long term to be proactive while managing a class. As well as, diving into the value of setting clear and fair expectations and rules.  Overall, the implementation of classroom management is an important topic of inquiry for psychologists and teachers alike.