The next three posts are going to be little pointers that I have recognized so far in four months of teaching.
There is a time to yell and then there is a time not to yell. Some teachers feel like to express they are upset at a student or to get a student to get back in line with behavior they have to yell their heads off and scream to get the student's attention. That doesn't work in all situations. Picking battles and choosing when to get loud is key. Not every battle requires yelling. Screaming your head off the first time because a student's desk is messy isn't wise. They learn real quick that you get rattled too fast. Also, some kids live in hostile situations where no one talks at a calm level. So yelling doesn't affect them. Choose the right battles on when to yell. If you keep your voice level low majority of the time, the moment you DO yell, they will know you mean business.
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