Chapter#3 Classroom Behavior

Mika says, "Make sure that everything you do, you can do. If you're sending kids to the principle, make sure it really happens. If you're saying you're going to call the parents, do it, as long as there is a parent." This statement is all about the importance of consistency, and shows that even students see it has being important.

I think that consistency is perhaps a teacher's best ally. In my own experience at my daycare job, students realize when you begin to bluff. Once this happens it is impossible to enforce the rules. So as a teacher not only is it important to carry through with what you say, but the administration must also be willing to do their job. When I was in high school we had an administration that wouldn't enforce their own rules, but expected the teachers to enforce them. It wasn't long before students realized that their actions brought no consequences.