Calm and Consistency
Description of the Concept:
“Calm is strength, upset is weakness” (Jones, 2007). I think that this is one of the best descriptors that describes calmness. It is so important for a teacher to to remain calm in any situation in the classroom. This applies to every day, every mood, and every circumstance.
Consistency should be present throughout all the concepts that are discussed in this site. It is important to be consistent so that the students will know what to expect in their daily schedules and from the teacher.
Significance of the Concept:
By remaining calm and consist, there are many behavioral issues that can be deleted over time. If the students know that the teacher will remain calm even in times of frustration, they will have high expectations of the teacher, respect him/her, and they will not want to argue because there is no sense in doing so. This is second on the list because with every one of the following concepts, there needs to be calmness and consistency in order for them to be effective. If a teacher is not consistent in the discipline, in their responses to behavior, and in their ways of teaching, students will not know what to expect and may even try the teachers with different misbehaviors just to see what he/she will do. Inconsistency may confused the students, especially when the teacher is inconsistent in being calm or showing frustration. If the teacher shows frustration and inconsistency, that will reflect in the students and they too will not remain calm in stressful situations because that is what they have been modeled.
“Calm is strength, upset is weakness” (Jones, 2007). I think that this is one of the best descriptors that describes calmness. It is so important for a teacher to to remain calm in any situation in the classroom. This applies to every day, every mood, and every circumstance.
Consistency should be present throughout all the concepts that are discussed in this site. It is important to be consistent so that the students will know what to expect in their daily schedules and from the teacher.
Significance of the Concept:
By remaining calm and consist, there are many behavioral issues that can be deleted over time. If the students know that the teacher will remain calm even in times of frustration, they will have high expectations of the teacher, respect him/her, and they will not want to argue because there is no sense in doing so. This is second on the list because with every one of the following concepts, there needs to be calmness and consistency in order for them to be effective. If a teacher is not consistent in the discipline, in their responses to behavior, and in their ways of teaching, students will not know what to expect and may even try the teachers with different misbehaviors just to see what he/she will do. Inconsistency may confused the students, especially when the teacher is inconsistent in being calm or showing frustration. If the teacher shows frustration and inconsistency, that will reflect in the students and they too will not remain calm in stressful situations because that is what they have been modeled.
Integral Components:
Jones (2007) discusses several aspects of consistency that apply in the classroom. He presents two rules with which to live by in the classroom:
1. No means no.
2. I am not going to stand her and listen to your yammering (yammering: when the students keep begging, pleading, and making excuses to try and get their way).
Practical Example:
There may be a student who is misbehaving and is disrupting the students around him during an independent activity. He is purposely being defiant to get the teacher upset. The teacher has already warned him to stop, however he keeps misbehaving. Rather than showing frustration and snapping at the student, the teacher again goes to the student and in a calm manner tells him that he needs to pull a card because he has not stopped his behavior even after she has warned him. The teacher then walks away. The student pulls a card and now is behaving. If the teacher would have not remained calm, the student may have acted up more because what he wanted was the attention. If the teacher is calm and consistent about the discipline in the classroom, then the students will know what to expect and are less likely to misbehave.
Individualization:
I know that there will be many times that I will be frustrated in the class. I will need to be calm and consistent, however, through every and any situation because it is my goal and job to create a learning environment where the students can learn. If I am not calm in certain situations, my students may begin to fear me and my not respect my authority.
Relevant Scripture:
Proverbs 15:8 A hot-tempered person stirs up conflict, but the one who is patient calms a quarrel.
This verse is relevant to calm and consistency in a teacher because it states that if you are not calm and have a "hot-temper," you will stir up conflict in the class. Students will want to argue back at you or they will be hurt. However, if you are a teacher who is patient and calm, you may even calm a quarrel.
Jones (2007) discusses several aspects of consistency that apply in the classroom. He presents two rules with which to live by in the classroom:
1. No means no.
2. I am not going to stand her and listen to your yammering (yammering: when the students keep begging, pleading, and making excuses to try and get their way).
Practical Example:
There may be a student who is misbehaving and is disrupting the students around him during an independent activity. He is purposely being defiant to get the teacher upset. The teacher has already warned him to stop, however he keeps misbehaving. Rather than showing frustration and snapping at the student, the teacher again goes to the student and in a calm manner tells him that he needs to pull a card because he has not stopped his behavior even after she has warned him. The teacher then walks away. The student pulls a card and now is behaving. If the teacher would have not remained calm, the student may have acted up more because what he wanted was the attention. If the teacher is calm and consistent about the discipline in the classroom, then the students will know what to expect and are less likely to misbehave.
Individualization:
I know that there will be many times that I will be frustrated in the class. I will need to be calm and consistent, however, through every and any situation because it is my goal and job to create a learning environment where the students can learn. If I am not calm in certain situations, my students may begin to fear me and my not respect my authority.
Relevant Scripture:
Proverbs 15:8 A hot-tempered person stirs up conflict, but the one who is patient calms a quarrel.
This verse is relevant to calm and consistency in a teacher because it states that if you are not calm and have a "hot-temper," you will stir up conflict in the class. Students will want to argue back at you or they will be hurt. However, if you are a teacher who is patient and calm, you may even calm a quarrel.