Classroom Management Philosophy

A classroom management plan must have a philosophy of classroom management on which it is founded to ensure that classroom management decisions are cohesive as well as effective. Your classroom management philosophy will guide how you create a positive classroom environment and effectively manage student behavior.

When applying and interviewing for teaching positions, you will frequently be asked to explain your classroom management philosophy.

In 100-150 words each, address the following prompts to explain what you believe about classroom management and how these philosophies apply to early childhood education:

• Understand and Distinguish Behavior: Aid in understanding the reasons behind a childs behavior and focus on prevention as opposed to discipline to promote a positive classroom environment.
• Guiding Behavior: Using developmentally appropriate guidance to help children learn social skills, self-control, and conflict resolution strategies.
• Cultural Sensitivity: Foster a culturally responsive environment that takes into account the unique backgrounds and challenges of young learners.
• School Readiness: Prepare young children to exhibit classroom-ready behaviors, so they become self-disciplined and self-directed instead of relying on authority.
• Responsive Interactions and Instruction: Promote learning and development and facilitate access, participation, and engagement across activities, routines, and environments through responsive interactions, interventions, and instruction.

Support your responses with a minimum of two scholarly resources.

While APA Style format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

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