Analysis Of Mrs. Batista In The Classroom

Incorporating effective classroom management strategies is critical in the learning environment,but challenging as well. Especially in a classroom that consists of a good amount of students. I was privileged to observe how Mrs. Batista, a 2nd grade teacher at Robert Gordon Elementary School in Rahway NJ, used her experience, methods, and strategies to manage her class. In Mrs. Batista’s class there are eighteen students, 12 boys and 6 girls. The class is culturally diverse. It consists of Black, White, and Hispanic students. Also, Mrs. Batista has one student with language needs (communication), one student with ADHD, and four student with visual perceptual deficit. For the majority of the time in class, the students were well behaved. However,

Mrs. Batista has several classroom rules, they are written in a poster and are clearly visible for anyone who walks in the class to see. When a student misbehaves, Mrs.Batista's responds by telling the student that he/she broke a classroom rule. Then she corrects the student by stating the appropriate behavior that is expected for him/her and everyone in her class. For example, when a student calls out an answer, Mrs. Batista reminds the student, that in her class that unacceptable. She adds that the student should always raise their hand when they want to talk. Also, Mrs. Batista uses a unique classroom management strategy to help improve classroom behavior. When she notices that the class is showing exemplary listening and behavior skills, Mrs. Batista places a small plastic ball into a long tube. Once the tube is filled, the students are thrown a party. In the other hand, if they misbehave, a plastic ball is taken out from the long tube. In addition, Mrs. Batista uses verbal positive reinforcements in her class. If she sees that a student answers a question correctly, she will say, ”good job.” If a student answers a question

Batista used was that, it created high levels of classroom discipline, and it helped build a positive and proactive mindset that also helps to frame the student's behavior issues. I honestly believe that her classroom management strategies were excellent, but it did have it few cons as well. The idea that the class earns a party if the long tube gets filled up with plastics balls can have certain disadvantages in children behavioral development. I’ve noticed that the students behavior becomes too dependent on the plastic ball. This can gradually cause students to believe that there should always be a recompense after showing positive behavior. This should not be the case, students should be educated and molded to believe that one will not always get something in return after doing good deeds. For instance, when students were asked to complete a task or do something for the teacher. Some students would ask the teacher, “Mrs.Batista if I do it, you are going to put a plastic ball right?” When Mrs.Batista answer was no, the student would frown and would do what he was told to do but in a reluctant way. Students should be taught that completing a task or showing good behavior does not always carry a