Aspects of classroom management

In order to establish good classroom management, the following points must be borne in mind.

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• Regulating the physical condition of the classroom: The classroom must be neat and clean since this will promote good health of the pupils.

As a teacher, you must therefore make necessary arrangements for making the classroom tidy and clean every morning before the commencement of class work. The classroom must as much as possible be homely to the pupils. Similarly, it must be beautified with things like flowers, attractive pictures and the articles of the teacher and pupils'work since all these promote learning.

• Lighting and ventilation: The physical classroom of the classroom must be safe through adequate lightening and ventilation. This is why teachers must avoid allowing the sun to strike directly on the chalkboard or on the pupil's face. This could be done by putting up curtains or erecting screens.

It is also advisable to use diffused florescent rather than bulbs as florescent produces light similar to natural day light. During the period of intense heat or rain or harmattan, the teacher should do his best to make the pupils suffer minimum hardship. It must be noted that good ventilation is very important because lack of it can lead to tiredness. Sufficient windows should therefore be provided to let in fresh air.

• Sitting arrangements: The most common arrangement for formal teaching would be for pupils to sit in rows facing the teacher and the tall ones behind. Using the short ones are seated in the front and the tall ones behind. Regardless of the height, arrangements should be made by the teacher to provide seat for the short sighted ones, the hard of hearing and the trouble some ones in the front of the class.

However, pattern of sitting arrangements are to be determined often time by the prevailing classroom activity and the method the clustered, grouped pattern, horse shoe pattern/formation or the table pattern. Whatever sitting arrangement is adopted it must allow free movement of the teacher. This is to enable him offer necessary assistance to individuals or groups. The sitting arrangement must also allow free movement for the pupils.

To be continued.........

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