"One top reason teachers leave the profession is their lack of mastery of one of the basic skills necessary to be successful in the field: effective management of student behavior.
Although classroom management is taught in teacher preparatory classes, few graduates leave Education College with the ability to successfully deal with the disruptive behavior that will undoubtedly present itself in that new teacher’s classroom.
Why the lack of mastery in such a basic and necessary skill of the teaching profession? It is the nature of the beast. The skills are not intrinsic and are not easily taught through instruction. Effective classroom management is best learned through experience. And experience is just what a freshman teacher lacks."
Although classroom management is taught in teacher preparatory classes, few graduates leave Education College with the ability to successfully deal with the disruptive behavior that will undoubtedly present itself in that new teacher’s classroom.
Why the lack of mastery in such a basic and necessary skill of the teaching profession? It is the nature of the beast. The skills are not intrinsic and are not easily taught through instruction. Effective classroom management is best learned through experience. And experience is just what a freshman teacher lacks."