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Managing discipline in the classroom is one of the most difficult things that many teachers face. Here is a resource to help you keep your students in order

Classroom management articles
- The foundation of discipline: You can't teach until you have discipline.
- Why are they so naughty?: How they think and what to do.
- The confident teacher: As you are, so will it be.
- Day one discipline: As you start, so you will continue.
- The foundation of discipline: How strict should you be?
- Respect: The start and end of classroom management.
- Losing it: The nightmare to avoid.
- Know the system: Before you start.
Classroom management techniques:
- Control classroom entry: Have them enter in silence.
- Connect with their parents: Create a bond before there is trouble.
- Consequences: Teach them consequences.
- Developing class rules: Engage them in rule-making.
- Discipline Book: When they're naughty, write it down.
- Divide and conquer: Separate the talkers.
- Finish for homework: Start in class, motivating them to work.
- Gold stars: Simple rewards, surprisingly effective.
- Learn the person: Connect with them and they'll work better for you.
- Plan, plan, plan: Especially at the start of the year.
- Responding to bad behavior: Ways of handling trouble.
- Settling work: Initial work to calm them down.
- Silence: Is remarkably powerful.
- Sponge activities: To mop up time.
- Using their name: Works with kids as well as adults.
Classroom management tips: And a whole bunch more.