My Classroom Management Philosophy

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The theme of a democratic is a common element in existing classroom management theories (McDonald, 2013) and supports my philosophy of a mostly democratic classroom to promote self-management, however, in my case there is the Authoritarian element in which the educator has final control of the classroom (Ford & Lyons, 2015).

Building relationships between not only the members of the class but also between the teacher and students is another key element to my philosophy. Building relationships with the students allows them to form a sense of respect for the teacher and will therefore assist in the children’s behaviour (Bennett & Smilanich, 1994) and the overall classroom dynamic.

Creating a positive learning environment helps to foster children’s