Think back through your elementary and secondary schooling experiences. Recall a teacher who was known as being a successful classroom disciplinarian.

Reflect on why and how that teacher was successful.

What strategies did they implement?

What was your relationship with that teacher like?

How did the teacher respond to misbehavior?

One of my favorite teachers was also one that commanded a classroom. I believe she was one of my middle school language arts teachers. She was younger than most of my other teachers, but she connected with the students and I remember always feeling like she was listening. I remember being called out for dozing off or talking multiple times, but then when it came to needing someone to talk to she was there as well. From what I remember about the classroom experience was that we sat in groups and worked with those groups, she would pull people aside while we would work, if she needed to discuss something, and she always layered poor news with good news.